This is an analysis of the poem Optimistic that begins with:
I am optimistic and wanting this to stick.
With a fighting against denials that 'may' creep inside, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabccaddbcaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010110001 00100101011101 10001001000 1101 1110000101010 110101011111 110111010010101 0010011 100101010011101 1011100100 01000100110101 101010010010101001 1110101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 579
- Average number of words per stanza: 106
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
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; to, i are repeated.
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- central theme;
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