This is an analysis of the poem My Will that begins with:

I've made my Will. I don't believe
In luxury and wealth;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX eaeafgfg ffffcfcf eeeedfdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 010011 10110111 111101 11010111 111100 110100111 010100 11011101 011101 01010101 110001 10110111 010001 11001101 110011 01110100 110011 11010101 110111 11111101 111111 11010111 111101 11101101 110111 01011101 110001 10100111 111101 10011101 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 375
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of My Will;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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