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

I play it cool
I dig all jive...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1111 1010 1101 110 11111 01101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Motto;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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