This is an analysis of the poem Nor Do I Yield that begins with:

I want.
I do....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAAccdebXdbXfABAAcfXgfggABAAABAAXcaeeABAAea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 11 10 11110101111 1011111 111110111 11111001 10101 10101111010 11 1111101 101101111 010100101101 11 11 11 10 111110101 1101001000101 11011011 010101101 10101111111 11010 1010111 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 11110111 111010010 111111110 111010101010 11111111 11 11 11 10 010101 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1012
  • Average number of words per stanza: 199
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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; i, you are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Nor Do I Yield;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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