This is an analysis of the poem No Control Of This that begins with:

You have no control of this!
None....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcb dec cedX FG CCHA XcccX FG CCHXA Xfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,2,4,5,2,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110100 1 11111 1111010 0010111 111111 010010101 111101 1111111 11010111 11001001101 111010100101 110101001 101010100 101111110010 100111001 1110100 100111 0010111111100 1101 111010101 101010 111010100101 110101001 101010100 101111110010 100111001 00010011011 1110100 110111 11 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rest is repeated).

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  • summary of No Control Of This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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