This is an analysis of the poem Not One Time Have I Not Been On Your Side that begins with:

Listen!
Not one time, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb aaXcXX d abXXedeed aecad cXbbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,1,9,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 111 1110111 10 111101010 0101 100100111 001100 111110 101010 10 01110001010 11001101 0111010 101110 1111011 011101 111 11010101 1011010 100101 1101101 00101010 01100101001 111101 0010111 1110011001 10111001 01111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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  • summary of Not One Time Have I Not Been On Your Side;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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