This is an analysis of the poem I'M Not Leaving Nothing that begins with:

I'm not leaving nothing.
I'm not leaving 'nothin', ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBAcXXBX dXddd XAXBAcXXBe dXfb fXXXdecAXBAcXXgg AXeAcXAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,10,4,16,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 011010 11101 011010 1 011010 101110 011101 1101010 110100001 010111 1100110 010100 001000 1 011010 011010 11101 011010 1 011010 101110 011101 111 110101110 110101 11110101 1110101 1 011010 1000001 111110 111100111 011100 1 011010 011010 11101 011010 1 011010 101110 01110111 0010011110111 011010 011010 01001 011010 1 011010 011010 011010100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i'm, not, leaving, it, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of I'M Not Leaving Nothing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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