This is an analysis of the poem Like Everyone Around that begins with:

I don't wanna lose nobody
When I say this....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABCDEF XXccXfX XXff dgXd cgcd XbeX fhfh XifXi Xifi ABABCDEFXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,4,4,4,4,4,5,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101111 1110 11101111 111011 1011101 1111011 111011111 1101111 11111100 0110110 1101 1001011 1110 111010 11100 1111010 11101001 11101 11111 1110101 0110000 11011010110 11110001 1100101 10010101 1110101 11101101 0101 101111 1101 0111010 1101 11100101 11001 110101 11001 11111 1110010 11011 11011 11101 1001 11001111 11 11101111 1110 11101111 111011 1011101 1111011 111011111 1101111 1011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • 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:

    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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

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

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

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