This is an analysis of the poem Name It To Claim that begins with:
Like it to name it AND aim it to claim.
Whatever it is the dream you wish....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABA cBA CDCD ADcc AadAad AdAd cDEDADEDA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,4,6,4,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001011001 110000111 1100011 1111010101 110000111 1100011 1110111111 101000100 1110111111 101000100 1001011001 101000100 11001111001 101011110 1001 1111001 0101000100 1001 111001 1101010100 1001011001 1101011100 1001 101000100 11010110110 0111010100 001 0111010100 1001 0111010100 001 0111010100 1001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 33
- 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; it, to, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words whatever, and are repeated.
The poet repeated the same words dream, possible at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Name It To Claim;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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