This is an analysis of the poem I Return What I Get that begins with:

I don't do well faking.
Or pretend feelings I have, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXdeeffeXggefX ecbXdecXfXad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 1011011 001 011010 011101 0111110 110010101 11101 00101010 101001 011101 010010101 0100101 010110100 100011 1111111 1010 101111110 01 0101111 1101001 10010 0111010 0010101 1011 0010101010 11 11011010 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 376
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    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 I Return What I Get;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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