This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Need A Pity To Pat that begins with:

Wont be defeat to be the thing,
To disease me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCd EFGH gddc Ifcb hfXdh ABCd EFGH Idajbjcjb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010001 0011 11010101 01001 10010111 01110 101101 0101110 10011111 01001010 101010 1010111 01001101 0111010 011010111 11011 11010 0111110 11010010011 11011111010 001011011100 10010001 0011 11010101 010001 10010111 01110 101101 0101110 01001101 0101100 1101110 11 1111 0100111011 0101 110101111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to, my, need 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 wont at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Don'T Need A Pity To Pat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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