This is an analysis of the poem How Are You Going To Explain That... that begins with:
While you took all this time,
To undermind me......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXabXcacXba
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101 01001 011110100 010110110 111100011 11010 11110010 01010110 0101101 11110001 0100100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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