This is an analysis of the poem Can'T Be Swayed By A Blind Curve that begins with:

You can never make me wait.
Because I'm dedicated....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaca BDD BDDEe Xbdcddc BDdXBDDEe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,5,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 0101000 1111101 11110111 10110111 001111101 11110101 0110010 11110010 11110101 0110010 11110010 11011011 11110011 1110011 110101111 1011001001 0100010111 10111101 10101 010101101 11110101 0110010 1110010 11110101 0110010 11110010 11011011 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Can'T Be Swayed By A Blind Curve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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