This is an analysis of the poem Did You Understand It? that begins with:

You've written something with several typographical errors.
And I question the correctness of your language usage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXX cX d X e X c ccadec Xafag dX hcXb fhgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,1,1,1,1,1,6,5,2,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001001010010 11100010011010 1010100110 110111 11001100100111 1111001000 111010 10111011 011 1110101 111011 1110111 11 111100010 0111011 11 11110011010001 01011101 111010 00011111101010 00 11 10110110 011011111010 1 101 111111 10100 1 110001010 11 1101 111010 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Did You Understand It?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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