This is an analysis of the poem Show Me The Love that begins with:

I need someone,
Too......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbC BDDE AbC BDDE AED AFD AED AFD AbC BD BDBDd AbCCC AbCCCXbcCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,4,3,3,3,3,3,2,5,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1 1101 11111 1110111100 11011 10100 1111 1 1101 11111 1110111100 11011 10100 1111 101010 010101 101011 11111010 10110110 1111 101010 010101 101011 11111010 10110110 1111 1 1101 11111 1110111100 11111 0101010101001 11111 0101010101001 1101110101100 1111 1 1101 1101 1101 1111 1 1101 1101 1101 1110111 11101 1101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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.

    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, be, me, show, love are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines love is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words be, love at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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