This is an analysis of the poem Do You Suspect I Have Money? that begins with:

You care about me?
For how long, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbX XcdefgXd AgXbh Aacc AaXX efhXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,5,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 111 111 011111 1011100 111010 00111 11001010 010 111111 111111 11011 1001110 11001000010 11101100 00110100 11011 1 11011110 111101010 11011 1 11111 1101001 1 1101011001 10 1101111 101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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