This is an analysis of the poem Give Me More that begins with:

Do me a favor?
Do not flavor your speech, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbXcdcecXdedddabbcbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 111011 0101110 100100 1101 101001111 1111111 010110010 101001 1001101 0101 111010101 1001010 10010010010 001 01 111010 10100010 10010010 111 0110100100010 1010111010 10100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word do is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Give Me More;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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