This is an analysis of the poem Temptation that begins with:
I WOULD like to wed your daughter,' said the multi-millionaire,
'I will try to make her happy; if I don't you needn't care; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabX XXbb ccbb ddee ffXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111011101010101 101010100111101 1111101010011110 1011101110101010 10010011011101010 1010111011101010 101110101010111 011100101010101 101011101110101 111010101100101 1110111011100010 1111101010101010 111111101010101 101000101110101 101011101010101 101010100011100 111110101110111 101000100010101 101111010010101 111011101110101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, that, came, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word came is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Temptation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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