This is an analysis of the poem Shouldn'T One Be Conscious Of Losing Fat that begins with:

Shouldn't one be conscious of losing fat?
Especially if one manages one's diet....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa XXXbaXXX cc Xcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100101 010001100110 1001011 1111100010 110101 10010001 111010 1111 00111 1101101 0101111 11110101010 1010100101 1111110100 11111100 10011010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

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