This is an analysis of the poem Not In A Desperate Need that begins with:

If I am in a relationship with someone,
That has recently begun......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAabX ccaXb AAbaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011000101011 1110010 111011010001 110111001 111110111001 111110110 010101100010 1000011010101010 100001100110100 110010111100100 011000101011 1110010 101011110 01101001001111 01001111 010010010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Not In A Desperate Need;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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