This is an analysis of the poem I Agree. I Am Not An Easy Read! that begins with:

I agree.
I am not an easy read! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBAAXABBAAXABBAAXXAABAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1111101 01011 111 1001101 100 101 1111101 01011 111 1001101 100 101 1111101 01011 111 1001101 100 100 1001101 111 01011 101 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 406
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines agreeably is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase agreeably connects the lines.

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  • summary of I Agree. I Am Not An Easy Read!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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