This is an analysis of the poem Geeessshhh! Please... that begins with:

Bring me good thoughts.
Don't bring no bad ones here! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDB efghi bXehc ECJ ABCDB fXibb ECJdg XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,3,5,5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 111111 0111011 1011001 10111001 11011111 1010111101 101111 11111110 01 11011101 1100111 101110110110 011011 11001101 11 0101 1111 1101 111111 0111011 1011001 10111001 11111 001 1111111 1111 01001001 11 0101 1111 111110 1110010111 1 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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