This is an analysis of the poem O Do Not Leave Me that begins with:

O do not leave me, mother, lest I weep;
Till I forget, be near me in that chair....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110111 1101011011 0101010101 100101 1111110101 1111110011 11001010101 1101001 1111011011 1111011111 1101010111 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

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

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  • summary of O Do Not Leave Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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