This is an analysis of the poem I Don'T Welcome Bitter Fits that begins with:

I don't have a spicy tongue,
Normally exposed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD CEEE FGHD fdhhd CEEE ABCDID CEEE ABCDID FGHD FGHD CEEe fGdXccbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,4,6,4,6,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 10001 01110111 01111 1110101 10001 01000111 101111 11010 01110 0110101 0101 11000100 010100 11101 101 0010100 1110101 10001 01000111 101111 1110101 10001 01110111 01111 1111011 11001 1110101 10001 01000111 101111 1110101 10001 01110111 01111 1111011 11001 11010 01110 0110101 0101 11010 01110 0110101 0101 1110101 10001 01000111 1011111 110010 01110 010001010101 11110101 11001100 11101110 111001 0101111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; 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.

    The poet repeated the same word means at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of I Don'T Welcome Bitter Fits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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