This is an analysis of the poem You Walk, And Look Like Me that begins with:

You walk, and look like me,
Your eyes directed down....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaab cdXd eXXe Xfdb XfXc fgfg hghc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 110101 11010101 111011 11110 0010101110 1111010 11111 1110001 1101000 111111 0111101 10111011 111110 11011101 11011 1101011 1100010 11110010110 110011 1011100 1011111 1011100 1100101 10111011 11100101 110011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of You Walk, And Look Like Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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