This is an analysis of the poem To Accept And Receive that begins with:

No one who stays to accept and receive,
Should surprise anyone......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXXXcXbbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001101 101100 11101010 00111010 100101010 10101 101010100 01 1010001 010110 001010101 11010010 0101000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to, be are repeated.

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

  • summary of To Accept And Receive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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