This is an analysis of the poem Good And Nasty that begins with:
I am not one to play with.
Or someone to enjoy, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCXdcdXX ecXcXeXeX ABCcXbdbbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111010 111001 1111101 110100010 101010 11111001 100110 11111 101000110 11110100 10101101 1110011 10011101 110110110 10100101 1 01011 101010001100 1111010 111001 1111101 110111100 110100 11001010001 01111010 001001 01101 100010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.
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, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
The author used the same word i 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 Good And Nasty;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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