This is an analysis of the poem When Something Said Might Make Sense that begins with:

Two things I have learned not to do!
Give an opinion even if asked....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXccbX dedcXeeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 110101001 101101 01001011101 100111011 110111011 00100 11 111010010100110 11 1010011111 1001100010 1101111 1110100 010001 11011101010 1111010 010011110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of When Something Said Might Make Sense;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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