This is an analysis of the poem Got To Get Away that begins with:

Got to get away.
Too many things I'm paying...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXdEDF ABXXdGE AcaXX ABXGEEDF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1101010 1110 101 1110111 101 101 1101 10101 011110 111010 01110 11001 1111 111101 10101 011010 0101 01010111 101011101 10101 011110 111010 1111 111101 101 101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Got To Get Away;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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