This is an analysis of the poem Don'T You Feel Better? that begins with:

I'm in your corner.
And on your side! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ab caXcbbX AbcXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 00110 1111 1 1110 0101 111 111 101 11 00110 1111 1 1010100 1101 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.

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  • summary of Don'T You Feel Better?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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