This is an analysis of the poem Faker that begins with:

Can you come take this back...
This sadness that you wrapped....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC Bcca X DXA dAb dCBX DXA dAb dCBX dAdBdCBX DBXadCBXXABACd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,1,3,3,4,3,3,4,8,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 010111 11001 111010 1111101 110101 01010001 010001101 11111111 1010 100 00111 10 101 0100 10 1101100 1111 110111001 1010 100 00111 10 101 0100 10 1101100 1111 110111001 10 111101 10 010111 10 1101100 1111 110111001 1010 1111101 100 0011111 10 1101100 1111 110111001 111101 010111 11001 111010 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    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; this, you are repeated.

    The author used the same words can, faker at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word ' 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 Faker;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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