This is an analysis of the poem That's Why I Value Number One that begins with:

For clarity purposes.
You are in no position to place demands on me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdefe ffabXd bcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100100 1101010010111 1110100101 10001011100 01010011110010 1101 1011 11001101101 1111111001 01110110100101 1111101001001100 1010101001 11100010101 100 000110111 101011101 0010111010100100 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, not are repeated.

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