This is an analysis of the poem When You Come that begins with:

When you come to me, unbidden,
Beckoning me...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XXbbbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101100 1001 01011 11001 10011001110 1000111 1001010 100111 10101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of When You Come;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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