This is an analysis of the poem Why Do You Say I Bring To You Disgust? that begins with:

Accuse me of anything you want.
But I am not the one, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdeecbaXeaXadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010111 111101 10011 0100111 01010100 0101011 01111 0110101 11101 101010 1101101 01101 1110101011 11011101001 1111110101 11101011100 10101010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 526
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; i, you, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Why Do You Say I Bring To You Disgust?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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