This is an analysis of the poem Hold Onto Me Don'T You Leave that begins with:

Hold onto me don't you leave.
Don't let go....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDAdbb EfefG ABCBDAXEfG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 111 1101101 01001 00111 101 00101 1111 11 101 1 10101001 1 1011 1101111 111 1101101 01001 00111 101 101 1 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of Hold Onto Me Don'T You Leave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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