This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Make Me Go that begins with:

Don't...
Make me go....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCd aBCd EFEFg BCdBXd EF EFF BacdBafa EFEFb HICFCacgX aBCd cgcggg EF EFF HICFCcXaBCdaBCddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,6,2,3,8,5,9,4,6,2,3,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111 111 001 1 111 111 001 1101 11 1101 11 1 1111 111 001 1111 110 001 1101 11 1101 11 11 1111 1 11 001 1111 1 101 001 1101 11 1101 11 1111 1011 101100 1011 100101 0111 111 111 1010 1101 1 111 111 001 11111 111 11110 111 111001 1 1101 11 1101 11 11 1011 101100 1011 100101 0111 01111100 1 111 111 001 1 111 111 001 101 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 77
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 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; we, can 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 words don't, let's 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 Don'T Make Me Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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