This is an analysis of the poem You Are One Of A Kind that begins with:

Can you tell me 'why' is it,
When you make a visit to my home......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXccd XbXeX c X de XdcXfbcXX fXaXg a X agaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,1,1,2,9,5,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 111010011 01011100110 110111110011 1111011011 01 1 100 11110111011 110 1110010 1111000111 101101110111 11111010 0111 11010 1101101 1101011 111101 1 1111011110 001001101 1101 111101 100 1111010 1101010100 1 11101 011110101 11010 1110011 1110100011101 011 111010001 1001100010 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of You Are One Of A Kind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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