This is an analysis of the poem Him! ...Who? ...He! that begins with:

Don't you get so obsessed,
To forget what's important to you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacd eX bf X d XdX Bf XX Bg dX eabg feacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,2,1,1,3,2,2,2,2,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 001101001 0101 101110 1001 1010101 11110011 111 110100 10011 100 100 110100 1011 11 10001 1 111 11 111 110011 1011011 11 010 011110101 1001 110 110100110 01110010 010110 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 51
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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