This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Count On Me Being Diplomatic that begins with:
Do you know how long it took me,
To discover with a keeping of my peace of mind? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaX XXXb cd X XXdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 11111011 0010001001101 0011001001 11010011101000 11101010110101 110101101 10101101 011011111110 111 11110101111010 1111001111 1111010101 11111101010 01110101001 11111011111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
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