This is an analysis of the poem Just Row that begins with:

Don't put a limit to any of your wishes and dreams.
Don't, Don't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABXBCBD eFeBeEGE eFeBeEGE ABABXBCBDB EFeBEEGE EFeBEEGE B EEGEE BX EbEbEbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,10,8,8,1,5,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010011011 11 1010110111101 11 10010 11 1010010 11 1101101001101 1 1111 1 10101 1 00111 1100 1101 1 1111 1 10101 1 00111 1100 1101 11010010011011 11 1010110111101 11 10010 11 1010010 11 1101101001101 11 11 1111 1 10101 11 00111 1100 1101 11 1111 1 10101 11 00111 1100 1101 01111101 11 00111 1100 1101 11 01111101 11100011111 11 111111 11 11101 11 01111010 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word don't is repeated.

    The author used the same words row, just at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase don't connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Just Row;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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