This is an analysis of the poem Taking Advantage Of My Fondness that begins with:
When I desire to slip into unconsciousness,
Remind me not to let you know of this....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaaaX X Xb XX XXaX XX bcXcXXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,2,2,4,2,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101001001100 0111011100 11101010011 1100100110 1101 1011 1001 1 11 11101 1111001101 1 1101 01101100011011010 1111010 1111110 101 111 01111111010 111 10100111 111010 111001111 10101011110
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; of, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
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- summary of Taking Advantage Of My Fondness;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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