This is an analysis of the poem Forgetchu 4 A Minute that begins with:
You like to give it like it's being regulated.
And......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AaB AaB CCCC CCCCCB AaB AaB CCCC CCCCCB X CCCC CCCCCB CCCbXCCCCCCb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,6,3,3,4,6,1,4,6,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101010101010 1 111010001101 1101010101010 1 111010001101 11001001 1001001 11001001 111111 11001001 1001001 11001001 111111 11111 11 1101010101010 1 111010001101 1101010101010 1 111010001101 11001001 1001001 11001001 111111 11001001 1001001 11001001 111111 11111 11 1 1001001 1001001 11001001 111111 11001001 1001001 11001001 111111 11111 11 1100111 1100111 1100111 11 11001001 1100111 11001001 1100111 11001001 1100111 111011101
- Amount of stanzas: 13
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 54
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; like, to, you, it, forgetchu, 4, minute are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words forgetchu, no are repeated.
The author used the same words you, gon' at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines minute, get are repeated).
The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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