This is an analysis of the poem Your Whip Is Wicked that begins with:

Stitch me up from tattered pieces.
Mend again my willingness to show, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBB Xcca CCDDCdDE ABBB CCDDCdDE CdBCCC cceCdBCCCcaXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,4,8,6,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010 101110001 0101111 1010111101 11 1101 1011001 010011101 11010 111111010 1011 10101010111 11010 1 0100110101101 1011001100 11101010 101110001 0101111 1010111101 11010 111111010 1011 10101010111 11010 1 0100110101101 1011001100 11010 1 11 11010 110111 110111011 1101110 11101010 001011 11010 1 11 11010 110111 110111011 110111101 101 01 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Your Whip Is Wicked;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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