This is an analysis of the poem Suddenly I'M No Longer Attached that begins with:

Suddenly I'm no longer attached,
And there is something inside of me...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA cXXd db Xddacd c aaX ea ABA eddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,6,1,3,2,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011001 110100101 1101 0010100 101 111110 10101111 1110101111 11001111101 1011111 110110110011 1111010111 11101 0111011001 111010111010 011101 1101011 111001 101001100 0101110 11001 100011001 110100101 1101 1110 111111 01111010 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, one, that, you are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase that connects the lines.

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  • summary of Suddenly I'M No Longer Attached;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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