This is an analysis of the poem Just Leave Them Like You'Ve Had It that begins with:

I've got to beat bad habits...
To leave them like I've had it! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC ABCC DBCBCCB ABCC A AEAE DBCBCCB ABCC ABCC A AEAE X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,4,1,4,7,4,4,1,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 0101110 1010101 0111101 1110 0101110 1010101 00101101 1011111011 11010 1011111111 11010 10111110101 1010111011101 11010 1101110 0101110 1010101 0111101 110101110 1110 110101101 110 11110111 1011111011 11010 1011111111 11010 10111110101 1010111011101 11010 1101110 0101110 1010101 0111101 1110 0101110 1010101 00101101 110101110 1110 110101101 110 11110111 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, habits are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i've at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines habits is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word win at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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