This is an analysis of the poem No, I'Ll No Take Half that begins with:

No, I'll not take the half of anything!
Give me the whole sky! The far-flung earth! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX bbab cXcX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010101 110110111 11101101010 111110111 1111011001 100111011101 11110011 101010111 11010111 11010101 101010101 01101010011 1 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

    The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of No, I'Ll No Take Half;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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