This is an analysis of the poem I've Got It that begins with:

I've got it.
More than I dare to admit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabcdcXX BAaddaec aAB abdfdXad ag HXHiaagecXdffdi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,3,8,2,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1111001 11110 11010001 110 011 11110110 00100 1110 110 111010 10101101 11001010 1110101 010001101 01010110000 1011001001 110 1110 110001100 11001110 1100010010 111110100 1001101001 101110101 110101000 1110101101 1110001 111010101 1011011 111111101 1011011 010111010110 1101010 11000101 111100101 1011100101 1100101 1110101 111011110 11010 1110101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, you, to, i've, got, with, me are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words not, i've are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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  • summary of I've Got It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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