This is an analysis of the poem In Or Out Of Tune that begins with:

Clip or snip frustrations and toss!
Be done with regrets at any and all cost....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbbc deXba efaXfabb ghgfdhf eX aaeXhfhhh Xb gbfbXedfXhbbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,8,7,2,9,2,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011 01001110111 010100101 1011 1101111 11010 1111 0100111111 010100 110111 11100 1011101 0011111 1010111101 11101010101 11011100 110101 1010101001 0101 11010001100 011010 10100001 10010 11101 11111 11011 110100111 01100101 0010011 1101101 011111 001010 01110101 01100111 101 0101101 101101 01110111 1100101 00010011111 1111010 100111111 00100110 111101101 1011101111111 100111001 1110111001 01101 1 0101 01011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • 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:

    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; it, and, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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  • summary of In Or Out Of Tune;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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