This is an analysis of the poem It Is Not Up To Me that begins with:

I may introduce.
Sometimes I might 'conclude'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXaXXbXbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11101 0111100 110 001101 00111010 1101 0111 10111101 1011 1101110011 01111011 101101 110101101000 100010111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; to, you are repeated.

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  • summary of It Is Not Up To Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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