This is an analysis of the poem Have It Near You To Visit that begins with:

Take this.
'And do what with it? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX XXcbddac Xdbbe XbXceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,8,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 11100 1001 000101 1110101 01101 11111000 10011111 10001 110011101 001001111 1 101 10 10 1101101011111 1110 1111010111 001110010011 1 1101 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of Have It Near You To Visit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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