This is an analysis of the poem And You Love Me that begins with:

And you love me
I love you. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a B C CbddXcXaXXe XcceXXa B CXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,11,7,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 111 111110 11010 1110101 101001010 11010010 11 10010001 10101 011 111111 011010 111 011 1011 11 101 1101 1101 111 111 111110 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 61
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (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; you is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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