This is an analysis of the poem Fatalist that begins with:
If you gave me what I wanted,
All the time....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABAa ABAa CADD CADD DDDEDD ABAa ABAa DDDEF CADD DDDEFcXABAa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,6,4,4,5,4,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111110 101 1110111 10 01111110 101 1110111 10 111001010 0011101 111110010 010 111001010 0011101 111110010 010 111110100 11010 11010 111111111 11010 11010 01111110 101 1110111 10 01111110 101 1110111 10 111110100 11010 11010 111111111 010011110 111001010 0011101 111110010 010 111110100 11010 11010 111111111 010011110 0110110 01111110 101 1110111 10
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Fatalist;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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