This is an analysis of the poem You Want Me To Accept You Are Here To Save Souls? that begins with:

You want to stop and speak to me,
About your concerns......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaabbca XXcXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011101 01101 010100101 111011010001 1101111011 1110111101001 111001010 01101111111 1111001000011 111011101010 11110011101010100 11111101101111 1111001111011 11 11010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you, and are repeated.

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  • summary of You Want Me To Accept You Are Here To Save Souls?;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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