This is an analysis of the poem Do You Need A More Specific Definition that begins with:

You may not like my 'tone' of voice.
And how I use it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaeXdf eedebbXbc XXebedXd Xeeefb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001 11110 001110 1110110 000100101 00101010 1110101011101 10 0101 11100010 0101001010 0101010 001011 11101000101 111 0100111111 11011011 1111101 101111 111 01 11101011101 01 11100101 101001110101 11010101 111100 1111010101010 01010 001011010 1111 111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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