This is an analysis of the poem Very Disconcerting that begins with:

Please,
Don't interpret my dislike for his policies......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXb cdXaXXd XedX f X ag fgX gghX X ah X ehbcaa X Edgdh X EXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,1,1,2,3,4,1,2,1,6,1,5,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101010110100 110010011 1000 111010010101 100011010 110 01101011 100011001000 010100 1010011001 1 111010101 001101001010 111101011 10101010 11 11011100010 101011 111101010 011010 010111001 10100100100 1111111001011 110101 110000011110 101 00101001100 1110101 11111101001 110111100101 0101001010101 0010100100 111101001 01111111010 101010011101100 11011010 1101101110 11111010011010 01001111001 110010001 0010010101101 10101 1101101110 11101001010 11010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, you, to, has, he, it, know are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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  • summary of Very Disconcerting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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