This is an analysis of the poem I Protect My Own Needs that begins with:

I protect my own needs, desires and wants.
Since no one perceives I might have them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccadc bddabXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10111101011 111011110 111011101 110001011001 10101000010 011010100 0010100010 11110011001 11101111111 1010101100101 1111100010011 1101101110 1010101010 11101000100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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