This is an analysis of the poem My Secret Licked Lip Keeper that begins with:

Be my nights!
Be my morning star, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DAC EFG hX hdg EFG EG ABC DAC EG GGEXGg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,2,3,3,2,3,3,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 01101 110001 01101 00101 010111 01100011 1111100 11110 001011 1100010011 0010101 110111 1111110 01100011 1111100 11110 1100011 1111001101110 011 01101 110001 01101 00101 010111 1100011 1111001101110 111101110 111101110 01100011 1101 111101110 101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; be, my, you are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word be at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines keeper is repeated).

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

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

  • summary of My Secret Licked Lip Keeper;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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