This is an analysis of the poem Basic, Simple And Direct that begins with:

I have no dire need for you to prove to me,
What it is you know about love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXb accXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101110101 10011011 01110101111 1010010 01110101110 1101010110001 1111 1111 11011011010 1 11100011010110 101010100011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, it, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Basic, Simple And Direct;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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