This is an analysis of the poem You 'Are' There that begins with:

When I discovered and found You 'there'...
I was alone and silently in constant prayer! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXb XcbcX ddabee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011110 110111000101 111011 11011111 001000100 111011101 00101100 110010101 11101111010 00110111 1101001001 110011 111101 1101101 1111110 110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of You 'Are' There;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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