This is an analysis of the poem Whether To Give It Or Get that begins with:

Without 'us' together,
A happiness kept to keep and have......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdX ebefXbd adcdXbfXbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 010010111 010111100 10101101 11011101 11111001 001011001 101 010100 11011001011 0101 10101010 010010 110101 1101001 0010011100 11101 01110111100 110111011 11101 1001011 11000101 010110111 010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Whether To Give It Or Get;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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