This is an analysis of the poem '...I Feel Like I'Ve Been Robbed! ' that begins with:

We've both made choices.
Not once did I question...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXdX cXeafa debagg hccfXhac hgXhcceXa gXXgg iXXX hcXjcjgj iX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,8,9,5,4,8,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 110110 111 110011101 110110111 1011010011 010 10 110 0101101000 111111 10111010010 110011001 11110101101101 10111010 111110111 1100101 110101011 111101101 101 1110000111 0101111 011 1100001 1111101 110110010 0110111 1110011011 111101 00111110 11011011 1001111 11010011010001 1 111001100 11111010011 1 101111011010 1011001011 110011111 11111111 11101101101 111111111 11010 11111011 1 111 1101 10101 1111 0111 11 10100110 1111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; or, to, you, it are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of '...I Feel Like I'Ve Been Robbed! ';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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