This is an analysis of the poem Haven'T You Been All Of Them? that begins with:

If you have not been aggressive,
In addressing the current mess....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACDE bfgcf Xeceghh ABACDE XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110010 00100101 1101001110 11001111 11110010 010111011 10110100 111 11111100 11100101 1011 111001 010111 11010001 111101 11 1110000100 0110101010100 01110010 00100101 1101001110 11001111 11110010 010111011 1001 1010 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; been is repeated.

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  • summary of Haven'T You Been All Of Them?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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