This is an analysis of the poem Feeling Obligated that begins with:
Someone has to give in and give up,
A dream......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDAA ABCDAA EF BFFF EF BFFF GhGHH EF BFHHXBFH
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,2,4,2,4,5,2,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010111 01 01001 001001001011 111010111 111010111 111010111 01 01001 001001001011 111010111 111010111 010111 0110010 010111010 1111101010 11110010 11110010 010111 0110010 010111010 1111101010 11110010 11110010 1110011110 110101010 1110011110 1110101010 1110101010 010111 0110010 010111010 1111101010 01010101010 01010101010 010111010 1111101010 01010101010
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 38
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
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; give, someone, has, to, in, and, up, that, creative, loved, one, leave are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words someone, to are repeated.
The author used the same words someone, it's at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines up, creative, obligated are repeated).
The poet repeated the same words up, creative, obligated at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Feeling Obligated;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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