This is an analysis of the poem Let Them Have It that begins with:

As much as I have come,
To appreciate my own experiences....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcb XdcdcXd XeXac eaXdbc cXccaaaeced
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,5,6,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 001011101000 1101101110100 10010 1111101 11101000100 010100100001011 1101100010 01101 111111010 11100111100 11011 110 111101 100100101001010 110101000010110 0010001111001 11011110 00100101001011 11101000100101 0010101001111 1 010101001111 10100100100010100 00110101010111 1 01 111110111011 11111 011001010100 1110 1 1010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Let Them Have It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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