This is an analysis of the poem Had I Knew Ya! that begins with:
I would not had wished you break your neck.
Had I knew ya! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCB CBD ABCB CBD CcX CECE ABCB CBD E ABCBE CBE CBE CBEXCBCBCBC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,3,3,4,4,3,1,5,3,3,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111111 1111 1111011101 1111 001 1111 0010011 111111111 1111 1111011101 1111 001 1111 0010011 111 111101 101111101 111 101101 111 101101 111111111 1111 1111011101 1111 001 1111 0010011 101101 111111111 1111 111 1111 101101 111 1111 101101 111 1111 101101 111 1111 101101 111 1111 111 1111 111 1111 111
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, had, you are repeated.
The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word annoy at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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