This is an analysis of the poem Personal Letter No. 3 that begins with:

nothing will keep
us young you know...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabbcXXaXXdbcXddXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 1111 1111 1011 111 1101 1111 11110 111 11110 1000 1101 1101 0101 00011 0011 011011 1110 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Personal Letter No. 3;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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