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

when God created love he didn't help most
when God created dogs He didn't help dogs...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXaX bXaX cbc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111011 11010111011 11010111100 110101110100100 11010110101 110100101101 11010001111 11010010111 111010101111 1101011001 1111110 1111111 110100101011101011 11101 11101011001 1111001101 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; when, created, god, he, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, he are repeated.

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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