This is an analysis of the poem Call That Vanity that begins with:
I remember once being told I was nothing but fluff.
With a life that would lead to nothing, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXabcdbacdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101101111011 001111010 0111110011 11001111 111111 110011001 01101111 11110111101 00110110111 11111 11100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 414
- Average number of words per stanza: 81
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; i, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
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