This is an analysis of the poem Giving Advice that begins with:

If the energy I receive comes naturally or stimulated,
By a multi-vitamin I take....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXXbXdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001011100011010 101010011 1011010100 00101010101101 001010110 111010011 11101111 111101011 11001 1010010 111110111 1010110 10100110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 476
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Giving Advice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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