This is an analysis of the poem Is That Done With Intent? that begins with:

Why are you shouting.
I dislike it when you shout....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa baaaaaaX Xcbc aXXcdX eed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,4,6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1010111 10101 01111111 011001 1000010100 1111101 100101 01111 010011111 10101110 1111 1111 1111 101111001101 01101011110 11 110111 111 11 1 11011 1110100010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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  • summary of Is That Done With Intent?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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