This is an analysis of the poem You Remember Me, Don'T You? that begins with:

Hunger, homelessness...
Joblessness and violence, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcdXbaXdd XbcebbX XfeeeebdXeFgXabFg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,7,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 1001100 010001 0101101 011010 0110100100 1100 10010 01010010 0101100101 010101 010100111001 1 0101 101010 10101 0110100010 1111010 001000010 10 0101 011111100 11001010 010001001101 10101100 11001 11101100 0110010 11100 10101 11 1111001010 01111101010 10101 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of You Remember Me, Don'T You?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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