This is an analysis of the poem Which Is It? that begins with:
Hold up!
Are you trying to make me notice you? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabXaB baaXb cbcb acaXB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 1110011101 1111001 1111001 111101010101 100 10111111 111 010001101 1011101 1100100 001110 011111101 11101010 1010111 11111011111 1111000011010 11011100011001 11001100111111 100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 20
- 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 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Which Is It?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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