This is an analysis of the poem Run! Chase! Do that begins with:

Run!
To get the doing of it done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAbBB CDEFCG hiai hbc aAbBB fCDEFCG fXbXaAbBBhac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,4,3,5,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01010001 1 011001 0010011 001000 10101010010 10010101 0101001 111 0100101001 111 1100010 1 011010110 111 11011 1111101 1 01010001 1 011001 0010011 1 001000 10101010010 10010101 0101001 111 0100101001 10101 001010010101 1010001 1 01010001 1 011001 0010011 1 011 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words run, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Run! Chase! Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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