This is an analysis of the poem You've Got Me (Nightmares) that begins with:

You've got me,
Smiling too much....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXAbXcd Aeed efgfhedhgX ciaiXjk XgffkdfcefX g fjjidbhfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,10,7,11,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1011 111 1011 111010 1101 1011 111 1011 1001 11111 11111010 101001 101110 10101 10101110 010011 100111 1100010 001010 101 110101 1101 111011 11100100 0111010 10111 011 101 1110 0101 101011 1010 1110111 101011 110111 1101011 0101011 11101 101010 11 111 1101110 01110010 010111 01110 1011 101111 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of You've Got Me (Nightmares);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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