This is an analysis of the poem The Need You Have To Charade that begins with:

Ever since I've known you,
You've done your best not to admit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXccd efda dfge Xbg gfX df dXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,3,3,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 11111001 1010011 1110101 110 11101 1101101 11101111 111101 101111 10101001 10101 1011011010 111 11110101 01010 101000100 10111 111101 01110101 1100101010010 101010111000 11110110 110110001111 11111010111001 0010100101 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; you, your are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Need You Have To Charade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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