This is an analysis of the poem Not Into Charity that begins with:

I'm.Not.The.One...
You wanna bait, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaB XXB XacXB DEF DEF X CX CX DEF DgEF XXXX DgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,5,3,3,1,2,2,3,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 1101 1101 1001 100 1111101000 1001 101 11001 11001 1101000101 1001 010010010 10010110 10101011 10010010 10010110 10101011 110 11101101 11110 11101101 11110 010010010 10010110 10101011 10010010 1 10010110 10101011 11110 11110 111 11110 10010010 1 111 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    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; into, oh are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words i'm, that's at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines no is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words no, rum at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Not Into Charity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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