This is an analysis of the poem One's Commitment To Giving that begins with:

One's commitment to giving time,
And resources uncovered others can find......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbcdccabeXddX X db feX eXfbcf X cXXcdf XcX fXbfaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,1,2,3,6,1,6,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101 11000101011 0010101101 110010 11010001 1010011101 11001101 0010101 001011011001 01 0010101 11011001001 0101011000 1111011011 1001111001 111101001100 10111000 1 110110 10100011001000 11001101 11001001000011 01 01 1110001011 001001101011 1010 1101100010010 11110100100 110 11100010100010 110 100110100 10111101001 11001000 1 1 11011 1 10 001011 0000111011 111101 0110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, with are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of One's Commitment To Giving;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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