This is an analysis of the poem Am I Crazed? ...Absolutely! that begins with:

Am I crazed? ...
Absolutely! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cde befd aXcgbXggdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1010 101111 11111110 01111001 111100100 101 1 11110 11001 101011101 1010010 1100 100100 110101 11011010 11001 1111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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