This is an analysis of the poem You Will Remember My Strength that begins with:

Remember that door
You closed on me? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXbcabcXccXXdcdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 1111 01011 10110101 010010110 11 0110111 111 101111110 01 101101 11101 110101000 0010110 11001011 10100111001 01101 10101 0101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 517
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Will Remember My Strength;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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