This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Let My Confidence Offend that begins with:

Please,
Don't let my confidence offend....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCCCBD adXeXef aBCCCBD Xgfdfgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110001 10111111 011010 1111111100 10101101 001000 101000110000010 10 0001 111010110100 1 100100101100 1110001110101 1 11110001 10111111 011010 1111111100 10101101 001000 110 01010011 1110 101010101011 1101011111 010101111010 0110010100011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Don'T Let My Confidence Offend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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