This is an analysis of the poem I Am Not A Masseur To B.S. that begins with:

If I should say what you do stinks,
It does. Trust me! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXa bcdebc ffecdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111111 0111 010010 1101110 1001010001 00100101100 011010 101101 0010010100 10010 0111010 101010100101 0110011 1111111 0111001 11101001110 1101011011100 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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  • summary of I Am Not A Masseur To B.S.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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