This is an analysis of the poem Get Your Spirit Right that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdE AcdE ffaa abcdE abgf ADHi abcdE AgdE hib abcdE ADHiXabcdE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,5,4,4,5,4,3,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 10 1 101 11 0100010 01 101 11 1101011 111 0101001 111010101 010110 010 1 101 11 01010 110 0010 010111 110011101 1101011 11101011 1 10 10 1 101 11 0100010 0110011 101 11 11101 11001111 1111001 11110 10 01 101 11 110011101 1101011 11101011 1 10 10 1 101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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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  • summary of Get Your Spirit Right;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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