This is an analysis of the poem My Romance Is Not A Part Time Job that begins with:

My romance is not hard or odd.
Since I've got it to give....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbX CXa BABCBdB CDB ACDDB ACDDBXDB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,7,3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101111 111001 0111 101 101010111 11 11111 1101 10101111 1101 101010111 1101 11 0111111 101010111 111 0111111 10101111 101010111 101010011 111 111111 10101111 101010111 101010011 111 111111 111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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.

    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; my, romance are repeated.

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

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

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

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  • summary of My Romance Is Not A Part Time Job;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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