This is an analysis of the poem I Ran! that begins with:
I ran!
I didn't want to stay....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXb XcXXc bbdb Xddda
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 110101 110 01011 111001 1 0111 10 1100100 1111 111011 11001 111001001 10111 1001 11111 11
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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