This is an analysis of the poem Each Time You Disagree With Me that begins with:

I just love to mess with you!
The only thing I dislike, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdbdbddXXdcccddaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 0101101 0011111 11100101 11101 1001111 1 101110101 11111011 1 01110011 11111110111 11 111100101 011110111101 01110101 111001100101 11 1110101 101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 577
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Each Time You Disagree With Me;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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