This is an analysis of the poem I'M Not Saying Anything Against Alexander that begins with:

Timur, I hear, took the trouble to conquer the earth.
I don't understand him....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa Xbcb ddcXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011101001001 111011 0010110110101 0110101011010 1011110100100 10010011010 1011100111 11101111 0100111011 110110111 110110101 11101110001 0100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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