This is an analysis of the poem Under-Used that begins with:
Don't be a target to concede defeat.
Get up on your feet and keep moving on....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABAbACC DC DCCeFCefCXC ABACeCeC DCe dCeFDCeCeCXABCeC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,11,8,3,16,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001000101 1111111101 1001000101 01001111101 1001000101 111111111 111111111 110101 111111111 110101 111111111 111111111 1 11110 111111111 1 11110 111111111 1 111111111 1001000101 1111111101 1001000101 111111111 1 111111111 1 111111111 110101 111111111 1 110001 111111111 1 11110 110101 111111111 1 111111111 1 111111111 1001000101 1111111101 111111111 1 111111111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; on, your, get, up, feet, and, use, tool are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word get is repeated.
The author used the same word your at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines tool is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word tool at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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