This is an analysis of the poem That Wasn'T You that begins with:
So you saw me expose myself publicly!
Was I rehearsing a speech? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXXa X XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,1,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110111100 1101001 110100101 1111101 11111 11101110 1111010100 10011110 010100101111 11011 11110010 110110110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words was, i are repeated.
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