This is an analysis of the poem Not A Random Giver that begins with:
If you ask for my opinion...
Do not expect me to be subjective....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbca dXXd aXdecceXeX XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,10,2,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111010 1101100010 110100010 0010001 011010 101100101001 111010 110101 0011111 1011111010 11110011111 111111101 11111 1101111101 0100011101 1110100111 111101010 11101 00100110100 1110101 0100111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; to, you are repeated.
The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Not A Random Giver;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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