This is an analysis of the poem I Know 'she' Nosy that begins with:

I know 'she' nosy.
She know she nosy too....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAB XCD BB EFD CGD HFIJD ABAB CGD HFIJD X EFD BX XCD BBX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,2,3,3,5,4,3,5,1,3,2,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 111101 11110 111101 110110 100 1111111 11 11 101110 1101 0110101 10100 1111 11000 1111 111111 101001 11 1111 11110 111101 11110 111101 10100 1111 11000 1111 111111 101001 11 1111 111 101110 1101 0110101 11 11111 110110 100 1111111 11 11 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; know, nosy, she, yeah, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, no are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines no is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase no connects the lines.

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  • summary of I Know 'she' Nosy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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