This is an analysis of the poem Lease Agreement that begins with:

Before you expect me to pay,
Yet again......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd X efaabXg fX aXhdf X b X eadff hfb Xcbb X gXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,7,2,5,1,1,1,5,3,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101101 101 10010011001 1101010 111 111111101 00100011010 1110101101 011110101 1001100101010 1101011101 10100111 110 0110011 1011 111 011100111001011 110001110000 01010 110 1111010010 111 11010111 010101011 11001010 101001101 00101010010010 11010 11011111 11111101101 10 11001101111010 110010100101 110100110010101 1110101100000 11 100111001100 100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Lease Agreement;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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