This is an analysis of the poem Been There. Done That. Too Often that begins with:

There is a reason why,
I do not express a desire......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX X XabcX X aaXX XbcXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,5,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 111010010 0110011 1001 1010011 11001 1110100 100100110001 111 110110010101 01010001 111111101 11101010011 01101001101011 01 11 110 01 110101000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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:

    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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Been There. Done That. Too Often;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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