This is an analysis of the poem Not A Magician that begins with:
Give me back my virginity.
I've changed my mind, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXbcXcddaAefbXgXfc hX edX gXeX c hhfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,2,3,4,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110100 1111 1101 1111101 111001001 111010110 1111101 111111001 110 11110100 11011111 1010001 111111 01110100 111101 111001 111111 10011 11 1011 1 1 1101 1111110011 011111100 11001 100111010101 011 110100101 10010 11111010 1111011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.
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- summary of Not A Magician;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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