This is an analysis of the poem Not The Position Of My Style that begins with:

Intellectualizing thought,
To gain popularity or support...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aababbaXcdbcccecec Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000001 0110100101 010010011 0110101001 1101111 1111001101 11001 1111001001011 11101010011 1010001010 101 00110101010 1000101 011011010 11100110011 010001010010101 111010011010 010010011111 11110100100110 111101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 402
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Not The Position Of My Style;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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