This is an analysis of the poem Patronize Me With Flattery that begins with:

You will accept my money,
Honeyed tongued....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXXdaefddfebcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110 1001 110110100 1101 110101 101010100 0001111010 101011010100 10010 111111 01111111 100 1110010 011010 0011111010 1100010 10111100100 1110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 504
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Patronize Me With Flattery;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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