This is an analysis of the poem The 'He-Said' 'she-Said' People that begins with:

When one lives amongst the 'he-said' 'she-said' people,
Many will assume what that person does and do....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXd XdccaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010111110 100011110111 111100 11 0100011101010 011111001 1 11101111 101110011000010 1011 0111110 1101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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