This is an analysis of the poem Your Secret Is Safe With Me that begins with:

I can understand you feeling stupid.
I do....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcDaXaXd ABcDbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111010 11 101 011111011 001101010 011 10101101 1110001111 11100101 1110111010 11 101 011111011 0110101111 110 11111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Your Secret Is Safe With Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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