This is an analysis of the poem Barack Obama Missed that begins with:

It has only been weeks,
And one's presence shown......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdcebfbXc ghagXXdgaXXfXXghaXfefX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001 11101 0110100100 110010 1011001 1010000100 110101 0010101 0100010 10010 100101010 110100 101101 101110 11100 10001 1101010 1011 101 100111 00010010 1001111 1001 10100010 100101 11110 0111 10010010 1 1111101 01010 0101 1101 0001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 421
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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