This is an analysis of the poem He Does Look Presidential that begins with:

Oh...
I beg to differ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXabcbcXa X aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11010 100100010 111111010 111011100101 11110011011 0101011010 1111 11011001 10110010 11010 10101011 11100110111011 011011010101 110101110100 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, to are repeated.

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  • summary of He Does Look Presidential;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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