This is an analysis of the poem Enough Is Enough that begins with:

Enough is enough
Talk to me with smile...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ab cbddA eecXA fXggA hfXhA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 10101 11011 111101 111011111 11110011101 01001 1101110101 1101011111 1111011 110101011 01001 1001111 11001011 1111001 0110111 01001 1101111110 11010101 11011101 111110110 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word enough at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Enough Is Enough;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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