This is an analysis of the poem Solicit that begins with:

Solicit to get what's wished.
And submit with commitment....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdbeffg aXhXehiXdjficajecgXdfccgbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111 1010010 10011101 11110 1111010 01011111 1011010 11111010 11010 0101 010 10001110 1101 10110101 0110110 11011001 11 10010101 001110 01011010 110001010 11 10001000100 00110110 00100001 1110001 1100110 00011101 110 10100 110110 01111100 0101010 101000100 0100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word solicit at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Solicit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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