This is an analysis of the poem To Women As Far As I'M Concerned that begins with:

The feelings I don't have I don't have.
The feeling I don't have, I won't say I have.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010111111 01011111111 0101111111 0101111101110011 010101011101 0101111011010111010 101110010110111 11001010100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 441
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; have, i, you, feelings are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines have is repeated).

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