This is an analysis of the poem There Was Really A President Kennedy? that begins with:

Gee!
How 'old' are you? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXXabacXbXX dcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,11,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111 1010010 01011110 01110 01010 11 1010 010101100 10101 0111101 010011 110101111 1 11100101100 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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