This is an analysis of the poem Blacklisted that begins with:

Why shall I keep the old name?
What is a name anywhere anyway? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1111011 1001101101 010011110110111 01001111011 11101011000111011011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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