This is an analysis of the poem I Don'T Like You that begins with:

I do not like you.
And no liking of you from me, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc dbXdc aabXc DEFAGA eebXXXagDEFAGA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,5,6,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11100101 010001 101101100 1101111 010011 01100 001101 1 1111 111 111 1111101 000100010 101001 111110100 101010101 11011 111 1010011 111 01 1011 0111 11111 1 000100010 101001 111110100 101010101 11011 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (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.

    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 repeated the same word done at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of I Don'T Like You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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