This is an analysis of the poem Scrutinize that begins with:
Scrutinize it.
Don't accept anything to force a fit....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AAAb AAAb BbCbDbA BbCbDbAe AbAAbA DDBB DDBB BAAb AAAb BbCbDb XaXXeb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,8,6,4,4,4,4,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010 1011010101 11010 101 1010 1011010101 11010 101 10111 101 11001 101 00111 101 11110111 10111 101 11001 101 00111 101 11110111 00101101 1010 101 1011010101 11010 101 1010 10101 110001 1101 0101 10101 110001 1101 0101 1101 1011010101 11010 101 1010 1011010101 11010 101 10111 101 11001 101 00111 101 11111 01111 0010 1 101 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 57
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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; scrutinize is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word scrutinize is repeated.
The author used the same words scrutinize, open, let at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase scrutinize connects the lines.
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