This is an analysis of the poem Let Me Relate To You that begins with:

Let me relate to you
The sorrow that oppresses me, ...

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: XXaXbaXX XbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 01010101 11001011 11010100 1010101001 011111 110010010 1010110 10010101 0011110 1100110101 0111111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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; with is repeated.

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

  • summary of Let Me Relate To You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!