This is an analysis of the poem Your Giving Is Not Anonymous that begins with:

It isn't easy to admit,
To witness what is apparent and seen......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXbX XX cd bbacX de eX c X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,2,5,2,2,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00010001 0101001011 01000010 110100100011110 001011101001 10101001 101010011010 111110100 01101 1 11101 111111101 1110101011 111110100 11 110011000 110100110010 11 101011 111010 1111011011 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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:

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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

  • summary of Your Giving Is Not Anonymous;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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