This is an analysis of the poem Dance that begins with:
Dance!
When you get the chance....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXb acabd BEFFEea AaBaD aaaaa AaBaDeaaaaa BEFFEaAaBaDeaaaaaXAaAaAaaac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,5,5,11,27,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 11101 0110111 11111 00101 1 01110 1101 111111 1110101 111111010 01101001010 1010101111 011111011 101110011001 1 1 10101001 1 0111011 1 110101011 1 1 1 1 1 10101001 1 0111011 1 110101011 1 1 1 1 1 1 111111010 01101001010 1010101111 011111011 101110011001 11 10101001 1 0111011 1 110101011 1 1 1 1 1 1 10101001 1 10101001 1 10101001 1 1 1 11110
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 64
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; dance is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word dance is repeated.
The author used the same word dance at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase dance connects the lines.
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