This is an analysis of the poem You'Ve Got To Want To Get that begins with:

Free is the key and the recipe,
To energize your mind......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EF AaCD EF GGGGGG ABCDXGGGGGG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,2,6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110100 010111 00111 011 00110100 111 100110100 0101110 00111 011 00110100 111 1101 01 1101 01 1101 01 100110100 010111 00111 011 1101 01 1101 01 1101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; free, to are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase free connects the lines.

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

  • summary of You'Ve Got To Want To Get;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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