This is an analysis of the poem Why Are We Talking About It that begins with:

It's possible for you to achieve success.
I never said that it wasn't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab Xaabc X b XXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001100101 11011010 00111 10101101011 11110101 1001100010 111101010111 10111 1110 1 111110010 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 61
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, it are repeated.

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  • summary of Why Are We Talking About It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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