This is an analysis of the poem You Must Get Even Closer that begins with:

Open your eyes.
Rise above your fears....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCADE cffaf agXfXag a AABCADE Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,7,1,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 10111 111011 0010100010 1001010 1101 0101101 10111 11111 00101001001 10111010 1111 111101010 10111 1000110111 110011 01011100011 1100110 01101 1101101010 1011 10111 111011 0010100010 1001010 1101 0101101 11111010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

  • summary of You Must Get Even Closer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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