This is an analysis of the poem Just Like Me that begins with:

You have a stubborn disposition.
Just like me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXBcddXeeaBfbbdXXgdgc XX Xf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 111 110100010 111 110101100 11010111 11111101 110 1111010 1 11111 111 111001010100 1 1111 01011001101 11101101101 01110 1 1011 111101011100 11101101010 1 110111011 1 01000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; you is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Just Like Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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