This is an analysis of the poem Whether Or Not I Am Welcomed that begins with:

You don't sit with a wish,
That I be responsive to you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabcccd dee ccfbacc bg bdgg ffgcXX XgX ehXhfbc Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,7,2,4,6,3,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 11001001 11 11101110 010110100 0110 10110100 0111 1110 1010 111001000100 10001011010 1100101011 11011010 011100 110 10101010 101 1110100 101010 11 10101 10111 1111001111 1111101101 0111 10111110 101010 110111010 01111001000 11 11010 10101010 111101101 011 1100101100101 1011001011 0001 111110010111 10100 011010100 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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; you, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i've is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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  • summary of Whether Or Not I Am Welcomed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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