This is an analysis of the poem Forever that begins with:

I
With you I shall ever be; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a aabccbcddeeaXffgg X hhiihhjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,17,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0111100 10111 1100101 0111101 11111 00111 0101001 010111101 1111101101 111101001 1110001 0101011110 0010111100 101111 11101 1101101 00111001 1 111101101 11011011 111111010101 101011101 10101110101 10111101011 101011111 10111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, and, yours, my, we are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Forever;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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