This is an analysis of the poem 'But He Has Not Been Tested! ' that begins with:
They say he is inexperienced.
They say he does not know how to lead....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbX bcabXXb Xaccac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 111000100 111111101 11110110100 01111010001010 1110011101 110010101 1111010101011 0100101011 01110000101 11001011010 0011010 11101101 11110101 11101 11110100 1100111110 0111010101 1101101100110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, and are repeated.
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