This is an analysis of the poem You'Ve Gotta Gotta Go that begins with:

You must know why,
I like our nights of leisure....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXaXb aXBb aXBaa AXXX bXBB aXcc aXXcBbBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,4,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1111010 01011 1101 11 11101 1101011 111 110001 111 1101011 111 1101 111011 1111 1101010 111011 111110100 11111 1101011 111 010001 111 1101011 11001 101111 11 1101011 1111 111111 111 1101101 111 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word then at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of You'Ve Gotta Gotta Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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