This is an analysis of the poem Stop Giving Them A Reason that begins with:
We're running on low.
Low ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AaaaXBC AaaaXBC DEFF DEFF AaaaXBC AaaaXBC DFDFDEFF AaaaXBC AaaaXBCD F D F DEFXF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,4,4,7,7,8,7,8,1,1,1,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011 1 1 1 110110000 11 1101 11011 1 1 1 110110000 11 1101 1101010 1101001 1100010 0101 1101010 1101001 1100010 0101 11011 1 1 1 110110000 11 1101 11011 1 1 1 110110000 11 1101 1101010 0101 1101010 0101 1101010 1101001 1100010 0101 11011 1 1 1 110110000 11 1101 11011 1 1 1 110110000 11 1101 1101010 0101 1101010 0101 1101010 1101001 1100010 0101
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 66
- Average number of symbols per line: 16 (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; low, to, stop are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words low, stop are repeated.
The author used the same words we're, we've 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 low is repeated).
The poet repeated the same words end, gun at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase low connects the lines.
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