This is an analysis of the poem To Do A 'We' Not A 'Me' Or An 'I' that begins with:

There is no 'me'...
To experienced alone, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXXc bdXdXdacccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 0010001 0100 001110101 1001 10111011 10110001 111110 110101 100101 01110111 101010110 111 01011010101 11110001000 11101 011111111 0101101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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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  • summary of To Do A 'We' Not A 'Me' Or An 'I';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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