This is an analysis of the poem Self Bleeding Beatings that begins with:
I will not and can't stand back...
To standby, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXbcdbdefc efXfd Xcf gBgBgB H gBgBgB Xe gBgBgB HFI AgBXgBAgHFI
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,3,6,1,6,2,6,3,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011111 011 01101 11 101111 101010 10101101 111111 111 011101 01 11111111 11 111100100 1101001010 11 110 111100100 1 1101101011010 1 1101101011010 1 1101101011010 1011101 1 1101101011010 1 1101101011010 1 1101101011010 10111011001 001011101011 1 1101101011010 1 1101101011010 1 1101101011010 1011101 0110101 010 1011111 1 1101101011010 1 1101101011010 1011111 1 1011101 0110101 010
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 52
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
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