This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Let It Bother You that begins with:

Everytime I see you,
You appear to have nothing on your mind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX AbXXX X AbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101111 1010110111 101110101 0101011 110101 11111110001 11111010 1110111010 11110110 111101101 110101 1010101100111 11110010 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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  • summary of Don'T Let It Bother You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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