This is an analysis of the poem Leaving You With That To Ponder that begins with:

You STILL wouldn't 'get it'.
Even IF the directions, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabcddb XXbXc bXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 1000010 01101011 100010 001010 011001 11110111 111010 111011101010 1101010100101 01010101001 11011010011001 1010110010010010 11011101 01010101 10110111010 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word you 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 Leaving You With That To Ponder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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