This is an analysis of the poem Please Give It that begins with:

Please give it,
What ever it is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABABC ABABABC DACe DAC DACe DACe DAC DACe ABABABC DACe DAC DACe DACe DAC DACe ABABAF ABABAF DAC DACe ABABAFXABABAF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,4,3,4,4,3,4,7,4,3,4,4,3,4,6,6,3,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 11000 110 11000 110 11000 1111 110 11000 110 11000 110 11000 1111 1111 10011 011 1 1111 10011 011 1111 10011 011 1 1111 10011 011 1 1111 10011 011 1111 10011 011 1 110 11000 110 11000 110 11000 1111 1111 10011 011 1 1111 10011 011 1111 10011 011 1 1111 10011 011 1 1111 10011 011 1111 10011 011 1 110 11000 110 11000 110 110101 110 11000 110 11000 110 110101 1111 10011 011 1111 10011 011 1 110 11000 110 11000 110 110101 110 11000 110 11000 110 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 96
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

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

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