This is an analysis of the poem I Don'T Know Why You Are So Sensitive that begins with:

Not one word from me did you hear,
About your lifestyle being in a state of shambles....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb X X cXdXXcdba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,1,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11101011 0111110001010 11101010111011 1010100100 1110 1 11110010 1111111 0001 1011101100 1111111100 111010001110101 1100010001 110010111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of I Don'T Know Why You Are So Sensitive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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