This is an analysis of the poem Yours To Be that begins with:

In my heart where the love for you is kept,
I need not repeatedly visit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAXXbaXb CDEXAdXb XaXaCDEXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111011101 111010010 110100101 10010110100010101 110100100010 10111011101 10111010101011 00100 111111111 01011 11101011101 011101110101 111010010 1100101010010110 11011010011010101 1101011110100101 10111111011101 10011101010011 10111110110010 101 111111111 01011 11101011101 0110010100111010 1010010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i, that are repeated.

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

  • summary of Yours To Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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