This is an analysis of the poem Someone Has To Address Their Needs that begins with:

Find fault with me.
I have been in preparation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdbcedX efghfh d ABCiXXj hi dihXdfdjf bfd affXcaighiifX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,1,7,2,9,3,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11001010 1010101 110110010 11010 10101 11 010101 1011101 1011010111 1010010110 11010111101 11 11111 111111101 11001010 1101 11001010 1010101 0110100101 111011111 1001010 010101 11111111 011010111 111010101001 0110011 11101 1100101001001 1101 0100001 110110111 11101111 11 11011101 11 11101111 1111001 01001 110101010001 110 01101 11011100101 0010100 11010101 11 110100110011010 111101101 0011001 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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; i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word why is repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 Someone Has To Address Their Needs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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