This is an analysis of the poem I Wont Hide My Disgust that begins with:

Some like to question my patriotism.
Because I express pessimism, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCDcccccbeXfb eeac bbcgfXhhggbg c icihghghcegXajjeeXa AABCDkXbdgkXeg lcgchlhgbdcmmXhch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,4,12,1,19,14,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010110010 011011010 01001010 010111001 01001010 11010101101 110001011 0100110 111001111 110 110011110 11111101 1110001110 11011 01001101001 11101111010 111001000110 0111101 11001 1111111 10010100 10101001 011001100 1110111010 0101110100101000 011011111 011001010111 110111 11110110101 111110 010111 111110 1100010 01110111111 110 000100 1111101000110 1100111111 1011101010 1011001 101111 1011101 10100101010 11101110110 0110101001 11010101110111 1110111001 111 1111101 10110011100 11101010 11010110010 011011010 01001010 010111001 01001010 010001 110100100 001110101 1101101010 011101010 010001 00100111011 10011101 0010100001001 11101101011 10111111101 1 1101 11010111 001010011 01 11111000101 011010 10111110001 001001011011 1111001 101100111 1111101 1111001 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 81
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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; and, i, to, of, who are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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