This is an analysis of the poem Precisely that begins with:

There are those who oppose your decisions made.
And say you do not operate with their best interests, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcadX eeX X XcXdbbXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110101 11111101011100 011 11010101 11111 110011101 01 101111001111 11101111001 11001011 111110010001 1000 0101011110100 1101001 1110101001001 11000101 1111001110010000 1101101110100 1111 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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