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

It is claimed he is inexperienced.
It is claimed he is too young....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadaXaaefa ghcgf XXXiXjgjeXkheahX jbXigigX ijdX ifdhXdikgXj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,5,16,8,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011000100 0011011 0011001100 101001 101000101001 001100100 0010 0100011 0011010 0011001 0011011 110010100 110111111010 0110010101 10011010 11010101 1001 1101101001 100000 10110 1 1011 111010 111011110 1100 101110010 1101 11010110 00100 1 11010110 11 0111001 110 110 11100 01110 11010010 11010011 0110010 1100 11 11001000 100101 10101000 10101010 1110111101 11011110 0010 11010101 1110 111010 111100101 0101 11101 01000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • 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:

    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.

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

    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; it, claimed, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it, and, a, he are repeated.

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

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