This is an analysis of the poem I'M Not Into Zombies that begins with:

Whatever you have ever said
Has been fine with me...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbacd aedbXdbfab beafaecX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 10101 0101001 110101 110111 101110110 10101 11101 1101001100 1010101 011101 111 110010 110011011 011 1110111 111111011 101 1111101010 1011011011 010010 110110 110111001000 10001010101 111 1 11111 11110 111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, in, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of I'M Not Into Zombies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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