This is an analysis of the poem Being Too Sensitive that begins with:

Is it just me?
Am I the only one left believing, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXcde eXbXfgfggff AdhdiXjajd XiabeifXjhe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,10,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011 1101011010 111010100 110101 0100100 111001 110000101101 01101 0101001 10101010 10100101010 01001 1110001 111000 1000101010101 1001 10110100001 110101 0011 0100101010 111101100 01010110101 10110101011001 11011101 1101010 101010100 101 111001010001 11101011100100111 110001010 11011101 100100111111010 10100101111111 1101011010 11111 1110011100010111 1111001011 00110110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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  • summary of Being Too Sensitive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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