This is an analysis of the poem Where Could Is Be? that begins with:
If 'is' is determined to be what 'is' is,
Then 'is' isn't what it is not....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbXbXXbXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001000110 11001001 01101 010010111011 0000101 11101011 01110101111 11010100 101101001 101010 111000 11110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 403
- Average number of words per stanza: 78
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; 'is', what, it are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it is repeated.
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