This is an analysis of the poem Not To Fake To Give that begins with:

People want to have,
Their......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXCDEFGA hXicdhXbA AbXCDEFGAhA EFGAhA GAhA GAhA ahA iAiA AbXAiAiA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,11,6,4,4,3,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1 111010 10101 101010100 110101 1101001 101110 010011001 10101 010111 1 10101 111010 1 1010101 10111 10101 10101 1 111010 10101 101010100 110101 1101001 101110 010011001 1 10101 110101 1101001 101110 010011001 1 10101 101110 010011001 1 10101 101110 010011001 1 10101 0100111001 1 10101 11 110101 11 110101 10101 1 111010 110101 11 110101 11 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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, their are repeated.

    The author used the same words people, lighting at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word give 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 To Fake To Give;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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