This is an analysis of the poem I Want To Tell Him I'M Feeling Like That! (Heartache) that begins with:

...I want to tell him I'm feeling like that!
'Cause he's my brother....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAXc abaBXDXDbaDXee cXffc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,14,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101011 01110 1101101011 100 1011101 1101101011 11110 1101101011 01110 0110101 11 0111101 11 011101010 11 11 110100001 1101 10101010111 1011 1111 00010 11001010 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

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

    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; oh is repeated.

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  • summary of I Want To Tell Him I'M Feeling Like That! (Heartache);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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