This is an analysis of the poem It's Fine Today that begins with:

Sure, this world is full of trouble
I ain't said it ain't. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccccC XbXbddddd dedeXcXcC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 11101 11101110 10101 11111011 11101 11101011 10111 10101 10101110 10101 10101110 10001 11101010 10001 10111010 10111 10101 00111110 10101 10101010 11101 10101010 10101 01101011 01111 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of It's Fine Today;
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