This is an analysis of the poem Try And Don'T Let Me Grieve that begins with:

Try and don't let me grieve. Come and try to extinguish
This wild onslaught of sadness that rumbles like mercury in Torricellian void....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1111111110010 01110101101100010001 101101101111 111111011101101 1010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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; try, and, me are repeated.

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  • summary of Try And Don'T Let Me Grieve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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