This is an analysis of the poem Why Are You Staring At Me? that begins with:

To achieve the best solution,
For this dilemma......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcda XedX eabaXcX Xefc d afX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,7,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010 10010 11010 010 111 1111011 10 111 11001 11111 10101 1101 1101 1101 111101011 111010 1111011 110 01 1111 1110010 1111011 11 11001 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; you is repeated.

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  • summary of Why Are You Staring At Me?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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