This is an analysis of the poem Intimidation Feeds My Initiative that begins with:

I have come to face obstacles and opposition,
For so long that my appearance may seem nonchalant....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXcbXcXddXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110110011010 1111101011101 11100001100 0010010001010 110 10110101101 111011010010001010 0100111111010 01010110100 1101101010 011110111111 110010100101001010 110101110100100011 111100110011110010 01100111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 721
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Intimidation Feeds My Initiative;
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