This is an analysis of the poem Unless They Are In The Midst that begins with:

Don't want to.
Don't have to....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXbX bbbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 110 101 1011010 111101 01111110 11111101 0111001010 101001101000 101001110100 101100 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word don't is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines to is repeated).

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  • summary of Unless They Are In The Midst;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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