This is an analysis of the poem The Giver Should Have Known that begins with:

Given to take for what it is from another,
Who has only one desire and that is to give......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabcadaddcbeceeccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111000010 1110101011001 011010 10110010 010011010100001 00101101 1100100101001 1110100010100 0110111001010 110101001010010 0110101101000 00101010 10101111101 11001001 101001010101101010 01010100111101 10100010001010011 010010010011011101 101010010110101 10100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 909
  • Average number of words per stanza: 153
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Giver Should Have Known;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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