This is an analysis of the poem Your Smile Remains To Stay that begins with:

When you smile that way,
I know you mean it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABACAADC AEfECABA Xabdfee ABACAADC AEfECABAXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11110 111 1001 1101 010101 1011 011111 11101 11101 100 1111 11111 10101 011111 101 1111101 11 110 0111 1111100 101 1111 11111 11110 111 1001 1101 010101 1011 011111 11101 11101 100 1111 11111 10101 011111 101 1111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (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 Your Smile Remains To Stay;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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