This is an analysis of the poem Permission To Give that begins with:

Permission to give,
Is a submission to admit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abccdd EEfgff EEHIa jjhd cfbfXjf eEHcf gbbb gXbXX AjgjEEHIX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,4,7,5,4,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 00010001 1101000101 0010010 0111011 011111 11 11 1110100 1100101 11 01 11 11 0100101 1110100 11100101 1101101 101 1011111 1101111 1110010 0010111 1 11 1111 1 10101 111011 11 0100101 1111010 01111101 111110 11101 11001 1011101 1101 01010101 101010 111110 0101 01001 00100101 01010111 1 11 11 0100101 1110100 111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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.

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

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

    The author used the same word you 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 me is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Permission To Give;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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