This is an analysis of the poem Did I Beg From You An Acceptance? that begins with:

This is not a version of something before that had existed,
To be lifted from your memory to then quickly dismiss....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcddXb XebXeX abcdea aaXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0010100100111010 001001100011001 10 1 1100100 110101001001110101 0100101100 0111100100100101 1101000010001 010101111101010 011111 11 110101011110 01101011100 11010 011011010 1 101 11111001001010 01010110 11101101001 010000100010110 11111010 101111100101111 01010011110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, from, what are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Did I Beg From You An Acceptance?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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