This is an analysis of the poem Give It To Them Their Way that begins with:

Give it to them.
Their way....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBCCDEFGHIJjXcaidiXd ABCBCCDEFGHIJjjjX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000 11 1010 11 1111 1011 100101 10101 1101001011 111 110110101 0101 11001 0101101111 11001110110 01011111100110 111100 11010001 1110101111 0101010 110101 10101 1000 11 1010 11 1111 1011 100101 10101 1101001011 111 110110101 0101 11001 11011 11001 101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 481
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you, when are repeated.

    The author used the same word give 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 Give It To Them Their Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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