This is an analysis of the poem Strong Willed And Opinionated that begins with:

Some suspect I am into myself!
I play along with it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbcdefdebgbXeeafhagha bX Xgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110011 110100 00111000 10111010 011001101 1010110 110101 110010100110 1111110101 11011 11101010 11011010011 101110111 01010011 01001001101 11001 0011101 11101 10101 011001111 01111111 11111 1011 10101011111 1011 1101101010111 1 1 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 294
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; and, to are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Strong Willed And Opinionated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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