This is an analysis of the poem Given A Llicense With Rights To Thieve that begins with:

I don't know why it should now come,
To bother me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDXeXe cfXfXf ABCDXXec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 0101 111001 1010010 0101 101001110 10100100 11101 110101101 10111 100010110 11101110011 00101101 001100111 11110111 0101 111001 1010010 0101 11111011111 11011011 101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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  • summary of Given A Llicense With Rights To Thieve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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