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

What next?
You have dissected my heart....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAB ACD dadaX Aea AfXgb ACDbXf AAB X Xgef X Xf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,5,3,5,6,3,1,4,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1101011 1011111010 11 10101010 1111 1111110 011111 111011 1110010 0110 11 11101011 010101 11 111011100110 101010100101 1 11110111 11 10101010 1111 1 11011 0101110 11 1101011 1011111010 11111 1101010100 11110011 111 10110 111 101 10101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word what at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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