This is an analysis of the poem How Am I Qualified? that begins with:

How am I qualified?
I would not be selected, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABcadXebfcgddhbbabaaaaeaihgXafehXejhfXhkhfbAXbibkleAABjajfaeXhhkhl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 67,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1110010 000110 10100111 11011101 0010110010 110111 110101 11100101 10101 111001 110111 10110111010 1000010010 1010111 1001010100 11001101111 111 10110101 1011 1010110 110110110 10110010101 101010101010101 1001110101 10101110101 111101 10010111 10110110110 1110101101 10010111011 1110101011 111100110011 111001001011 11011 1111 011101 11011 001110010001 1011010101 110110101010100 110101010111 0111010111 11111101 111101 111111 0111100 0110111 01010100 01110111100 101011001 1101101 111101 1110010 000110 00111 1010011 111011101 111101110111 11011101 100001111011 1111111000 1011101 000010011 11111100010100 010011101101101 0100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 420
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • 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; i, and, you, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

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  • summary of How Am I Qualified?;
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