This is an analysis of the poem Be The Giver To Deliver that begins with:

Given to receive and leave unsatisfied.
Expect that from the spoiled ones....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ADC XbbXee CaCeF BGfBGc ABC ADCXCEFCEe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,5,6,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001110101 0110011 11111111 10001110101 111101 110111 1100010100 1111010 00111000 1111010101100 00011101 1010110101 001000101101 1110101110001000 001000101101 101 01011100 10110010011 00 11110010 10110010011 00 11000101 10001110101 0110011 11111111 10001110101 111101 110111 001000101101 111 01011100 001000101101 111 0010111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; be, to are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Be The Giver To Deliver;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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