This is an analysis of the poem I Am Going To Throw My Arrogance Around that begins with:

You may think this distasteful,
And I can care less....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbXcXddecbcea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 11111 1111001110001 0010010100 10101011 110101 1111101 1 01111101 1 11011101 111 1111 111001110001 111 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 424
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of I Am Going To Throw My Arrogance Around;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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