This is an analysis of the poem I Know I'M A Moody S.O.B. that begins with:
We can be the best of friends.
Or the worse of enemies....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABCd XaceeXee AABCdfXaaf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100101 1010100 1100101 1110010 1010110 11010010 1101001100 110101101 1111101 1111101 011010 010111001 0101011101 1100101 1010100 1100101 1110010 1110 111010111 111101 0101 101001 101001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, can are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
The author used the same word we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of I Know I'M A Moody S.O.B.;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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