This is an analysis of the poem In Complete Devotion that begins with:
I don't pride myself,
On being the receiver......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbc acXbc cXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 11111 1100010 001010 11001 0101110 1111 00010101 001010 0111101 10100011101 1 111010 1000111001 011010011 101110100
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of In Complete Devotion;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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