This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Beg Me To Keep On It that begins with:

Don't beg me to keep on it.
Don't you beg me to keep on it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAA BAcBA AAAA BAcBAXd XAXAaeXbXaAAAAdAAAAd EF dAA EFXAAAdAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,7,20,2,3,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 11110110 11110110 11110110 111011101 0101110 1 1011001 0101110 1110110 11110110 11110110 11110110 111011101 0101110 1 1011001 0101110 0111101 010111111 011101101 1110110 011101000 1110110 11110110 10111111011 10100011 01 01010 1 1110110 11110110 11110110 11110110 1 1110110 11110110 11110110 11110110 1 1111 111011111 1 1110110 11110110 1111 111011111 11110110 11110110 11110110 1 1110110 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; beg, me, to, keep, on, it, i, those, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word don't is repeated.

    The author used the same word don't at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

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