This is an analysis of the poem The 'Not-Yours-But-Mine' Kind that begins with:
The 'not-yours-but-mine' kind,
Get upset if there is a threat to their 'intellect'....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXXXa bbabCXXX bXCAXdXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111101 1010100101100 010000111 1010101 1010101 01101101 110101000100 101111010010 110010101 11 011000100 110010011 11111001 11110011 11111 11 0111101 011101 0111111111 11010100 0111101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
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- summary of The 'Not-Yours-But-Mine' Kind;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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