This is an analysis of the poem You Do The Hanging 'In' There that begins with:

Let me tell 'you' somethin'
I appreciate your comments, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCCdEF GHgh cXibX XjaiX bjdid gg BCCdEF GHaadg EFXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,5,5,5,2,6,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 10101110 1001011 00101 1 1101011 1011111101 1101010101100 01100101101001 1101111011 1101001010110 11 11110 1111001 0010 10100 1011111011 10100100100100 01010100 11111001100 001010 11111 111010111110 11111110 111101111 1011100110010 110111 1011 10101110 1001011 00101 1 1101011 1011111101 1101010101100 01100101101001 111010110100 11101011 1001111011001 1101001100101 1101011 1011111101 11111 011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; you, with, i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, i are repeated.

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  • summary of You Do The Hanging 'In' There;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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