This is an analysis of the poem 'Ya'Lls'Gottagitupandgo! ' that begins with:

I felt no guilt of sacrifice.
Nor need to receive acts of pity! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXc dcXcbe eacXaa XfffXg ehhc gaddhXi X XXechaXie X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,4,7,1,9,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 110011010 11111101 110011 11101 00101111 111111001 11000010 111010 101010 110011010 0101110101 11101011001 101001101 0111001 111011 01001 1110001 11 1110110010 1101 10111010 010101 110111 1100101110 11 00101 1110110101 11110101001 11010101001 01 1101011 111101 1101 10101101 10000001 1 11110101 11011111 11111101 0100011 0101100100 1110111011 11011 1110110010 1100000011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

    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, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of 'Ya'Lls'Gottagitupandgo! ';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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