This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Be Down that begins with:

Don't be down.
Keep both feet on the ground....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXbAbcc AbAcAdXd AaAXAXb cAEAFcAEAFcaEAFca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 111101 1111111 0111001 101 1111101 111101 1110111 101 010100110 101 11000011 101 1111101 0101010 1011001 101 10111010 101 1110100 101 10111010 1110111 1 01 1111111 101 111111 1 01 1111111 101 111111 1 1010011 1111111 101 111111 1 00101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Don'T Be Down;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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