This is an analysis of the poem My Father Loves To Push Buttons that begins with:

It took me a while to obey,
The will of My Father....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdeacfXgdgahhhibXXXXgcXahfffbXie
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101001 000110 110011 11111 1111 11100010101 01101001 1101 1111011101 11001111 0110001 111 111010 1110011 1101010 1111111 11111 01111010 111110101010 100111101 011011 011010 1100 110101 1111101 11110110111 11 1111111 1001100101 1110 1 11111110110 11101011 1111110 11010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 996
  • Average number of words per stanza: 200
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i 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 My Father Loves To Push Buttons;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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