This is an analysis of the poem Read My Poetry that begins with:

Please...
I beg of thee....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDEFCE aBCDefe aBCDAGX aBCDEFCE aBCDAGXXaBCDEFCE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,8,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101 010111 1100 11 01 10111 101 1 1101 010111 1100 10010101 1011010 100101011 1 1101 010111 1100 00 101 101010 1 1101 010111 1100 11 01 10111 101 1 1101 010111 1100 00 101 101010 1 1101 010111 1100 11 01 10111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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  • summary of Read My Poetry;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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