This is an analysis of the poem Just Not There that begins with:

Some folks don't and wont get it.
What has been said to them or done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCBB XXadXd aBCBB ccbaebeXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 11010011 01010111001 101110 110101 111111 11101010100 00111 101011010000110 001011010111110 011011100 11111110 11010011 01010111001 101110 110101 10111010 0010001 11001001101 1010000101 0111 00100010001 011010101 101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Just Not There;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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