This is an analysis of the poem What Kind Of Wisdom Is That? that begins with:
How many times do I need to tell you?
As long as you are left to be impressed, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcdeXaaf X fagabafefd X hhXdXb X XXcfb XXcg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,10,1,6,1,5,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1101111011 1111110001 111101011 1110001101010 110100110001 011010101100 1111100011 111110101000 0011100 100 110111111 11111111101 0001111011101 10011000011101 01 111101000010 11111010101 10101001101 1111010100 1011001 1111001010110100 111101 01111011 0111101011 11111111011 110010001 0010011101 11010100101 101111011111 110010 00101111 001000101 0101011 11101001 11010011 1 111
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word none is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase none connects the lines.
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