This is an analysis of the poem Slave To Labor that begins with:

Behave
I can't ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcXdcaebebfgdcaaXbabdaagaefg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 11 01 11 110110 01010 10100 101101 10111 111111 011010 11 001 10 0111 10100 0011001 1101011 1010101 10111101 01 1001101 0001001 0110100 0111 110 01110101 101001 10011 101011 01010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 581
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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