This is an analysis of the poem But, Please Don'T Get Me Wrong that begins with:

It is too late to find me frisky,
And in a puppy love for you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb ccXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001101110 10010111 110011010 10100111 111111 0111101 0011 011111010 11010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of But, Please Don'T Get Me Wrong;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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