This is an analysis of the poem I 'Is' What I 'Is' Too that begins with:

I 'is' what I 'is' too.
But there is an acknowledgement, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbcbcXdXX AXbbceXedX Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111111 11010100 10001001 1110010101010 0101110100101 001001010 0100011111 11101 0111011000 1101100110100 111111 1101111001 1011111101010 11001010100 0010011000100 10111111000111 111100111101 11111 101001011001 00100010011101 01001011000 010010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; i, to, 'is' are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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