This is an analysis of the poem More Suitable For You that begins with:

I should have more of an understanding,
As to where you are coming from? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXX XcdXed eXdcdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011010 10111100 11100010 10111110 111 100101010 10111 11000110 11111101 11010100 111111001 11111001101 110001 11001011 00111110011 110010 0111111 111110 01011111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

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  • summary of More Suitable For You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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