This is an analysis of the poem Interest that begins with:

If I could fly,
I wouldn't do it everyday....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabaXcd adaacXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 11010101 11010111 01011101 10111 1010110101 11011101 111010100001 11111101 111 10101 00101111 01010010100 111110111 0100110000101 11111000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; i, to, as are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Interest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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