This is an analysis of the poem Unable To Tell The Difference that begins with:

Not many do I regard as being original.
Too many are followers....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eefe efXXABCD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011011100100 1101100 01101 0011010010100 101110010101 1101110011 0010101111 00100100010101 101000011001 1111101101100 11101001110011 11011011100100 1101100 01101 0011010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, not are repeated.

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