This is an analysis of the poem One To One that begins with:

I may be too selective,
When it comes to close relationships....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 101010101 11011100 1011111010 011110 11001101 11010110100 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; i, not are repeated.

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  • summary of One To One;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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