This is an analysis of the poem You Made Me Your Shut-In that begins with:
Why don't you give me a hug,
Or just leave me....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: ABABABC XXbX ABABABCXCBCBCCCBCBCCC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,21,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111101 1111 1111101 1111 1111101 1111 110101 11010101111 0011110 11011111 111011101100 1111101 1111 1111101 1111 1111101 1111 110101 111110 1010111 111110 1010111 111110 111110 111110 1010111 111110 1010111 111110 111110 111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, leave, you, made, your, shut, in are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines in is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of You Made Me Your Shut-In;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of That Better That You Do For You
- Analysis of Picking From A Grab Bag
- Analysis of No I Wont Play The Fool Or Your Sucker Punch Catcher
