This is an analysis of the poem You Have Taught Me To Make More Eye Contact that begins with:

There is a side of me,
You are getting very close to see....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbbc bX dXbX XdXeX XXf XbX fXec XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,4,5,3,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 111010101 1111011101 10101 11011001010 1101000 0101001 101011 110101111010 1 1110 111100101 01011010 100 011011 11010010 1001111 0101111001 110 1110110101010 1010111010011 1 10111001 010101 1 101010100101 1 11011 1 1101 1111011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

  • summary of You Have Taught Me To Make More Eye Contact;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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