This is an analysis of the poem Stop Your Complaining that begins with:
Come here and listen!
You can pretend to ignore....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abacdb eeXdXff aeaaefXXa cbgdgXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,9,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110 1101001 111110 111 11 1110101 0111011101 1110 111 110100 11110 1011 111101 1111110 10010101 1101010 01 1101101011 1111001 11100111 101 00110111010 10010111 1010001 11011 1101010 011101111 1111010 010010111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; you, them, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Stop Your Complaining;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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