This is an analysis of the poem Please. Please...Get That Away From Me that begins with:

This may be unbelievable to fathom,
But......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbbXbX cbXabXb cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010100010 1 1111001 1101001 11101001001 111001001 0001001101011 101011110 01010101010010101 110101011001 0010111101 01010000111 01001010 1010010010 101101001 11 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Please. Please...Get That Away From Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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