This is an analysis of the poem Gettin' Sacrificial that begins with:
When you see me believe me...
I am doing just what I do, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABBC ABBC DXEXffg BAHhBFCdCcBdH BAHhBF ABBC CCDICFCjBcgj DXE CCDICF gDHXgDH
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,13,6,4,12,3,6,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111011 11101111 11 101111011 1111011 11101111 11 101111011 1101011111 1101010 101 11000101010 001 0111011 101 11 01010101 11101111 01 11 01010101011111 111 1011001 111 10011011 11 0101000101 00101 11 01010101 11101111 01 11 01010101011111 1111011 11101111 11 101111011 111 1011 11 1111011101010 111 1010100110 111 100010101 11 111010 111 1011 1101011111 1101010 101 111 1011 11 1111011101010 111 1010100110 01 0101010101 00101 111 0101010101 00101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 66
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same words when, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same words right, zone at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Gettin' Sacrificial;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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