This is an analysis of the poem Say It And Be Basic that begins with:
Say it and be basic.
Let it be shown......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaabcbdddd cefdgc gc fegX accacdcXdXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,2,4,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010 1001 11001 101001 100101 11101 101 110101 11110 1111 010010 00100101 11010100 1001010 011010 0101001 010111 011111 10110100 010011111 11110001011 00101101111000 1001011101101 11111 1110100001 101101001101 11101101 11110 11111 11111010 111010 1111 11011011 111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; be, you, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.
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- summary of Say It And Be Basic;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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