This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Cheer that begins with:

Don't cheer, damn you! Don't cheer!
Silence! Your bitterest tear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccddeeccbb ffggbbhhaa ffddbb Xabbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,10,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1011001 01000101 111111 111111 101011 1001001 11101 111111 101101 101111 100011 100101 0111101 1001001 1011011 1010010 1101110 111001 1100101 0100111 0111011 111011 101111 100101 101101 110101 100101 100100 1101101 100111 10100111 111011 1111101 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Don'T Cheer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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