This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Fall To Pieces that begins with:

Feeding on the things you want,
Undaunted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdXd aCDEBDc fgCD fgCD hfhC hXhc dXaXa adbdddf aCDEBD Xecah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,4,4,4,4,5,7,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 010 110001 0101011 0010010010101 01110001111 01 1 1010 100111 1101011100100 11011 11001001 010101 1 111111 11010 100111 1 1110011101 11010 100111 10111101 1110101 0101 11010 00111011101 1101000101 01111 0010011001 0100 110101 0011110 100111110 11110 111101 0110010 01111010 1101 1111 00100 011101 1 1010 100111 1101011100100 11011 11001001 1101011 110100 1101 1111010100 1010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, and are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Don'T Fall To Pieces;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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