This is an analysis of the poem You Wont Be The Only One Doing It that begins with:

You remind me,
Of a friend......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbc bX XbXde X XfeXe X XXXdfc feaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,5,1,5,1,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 001 11101 1001 11 1001 1001 11110010 01010100 10100011 111111101 11100101 1 0110111010 1110 11111001 01110110011 1111101 1 111010 110011100 1101101110 1100101100 01 11101 111101 1111 00111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that's is repeated.

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

  • summary of You Wont Be The Only One Doing It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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