This is an analysis of the poem Usurp And Stay A Fixture that begins with:

No matter what others may think of me,
I am here for you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcac cddbXX X cacee X bbXfcXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,1,5,1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101101 11111 10101100 1111101 100111 0011101110 111101001001 1111001001 0010010101 100010111 01111010111 101101101111 1101111010110 110010 001010100100111 1111101101000 1110 111111101001010 11111101010110000 110 101 111010 110 0101 1111 11111010 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, to, for are repeated.

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

  • summary of Usurp And Stay A Fixture;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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