This is an analysis of the poem All You Do Is Take that begins with:

You say want to be loved,
But the love you give is tainted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABXCDDE DEFEDEFF AABXCDDEXDEFEDEFF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 10111010 1111010 110011 1101010 0111110 0101010 111101 1101110 011101 010111 011101 1111010 101111 11101 111 111001 10111010 1111010 110011 1101010 0111110 0101010 111101 1101110 011101 010111 011101 1111010 101111 11101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of All You Do Is Take;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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