This is an analysis of the poem I Aint Got Time For That that begins with:

What empathy shown from me,
Could I give to share? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX cXbcbXba XX dXd X Xe eXXXdbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,2,3,1,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 11101 011101010 11010011000 0110101111 11010111101 010011001001 01001101011 1101 0111011100101 111 111000101 111001 100100110101100 1110101111 1101101010 111011 111 111010 1111101110101 11 11 11 11001010001111 0111111 10101011101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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  • summary of I Aint Got Time For That;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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