This is an analysis of the poem Give Me A Reason To Address The Same Enthusiasm that begins with:

I have no need to have anyone,
Show me the evidence......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacde bbc aXda XXccfc aXdce Xfcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,4,6,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101100 110100 101011111 01110 1110001 110010 110010000 10101001001 1110 11101 000110011 110110111 110 1111 1 011101 010010100 101 101001011010 111111 111011010101 110 11111111 0010110010001 110100110101010 11010010111 111 11010000100100 011001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; have, i, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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