This is an analysis of the poem Do You Wish To Get Rest? that begins with:

You want more?
Or do you wish to get rest? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC XdX deX ABC Xbeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1111011 010101 1011 11010 0101 110 11000111 11010111 111 1111011 010101 11100010 10101001 11110101 001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Do You Wish To Get Rest?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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