This is an analysis of the poem Think Of Others that begins with:

As you fix your breakfast, think of others. Don't forget to feed the pigeons.
As you fight in your wars, think of others. Don't forget those who...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101010101010 1110111010101111000011 1111101101011011 1101111101010111101 11111101010111001101001 110110101101000101010111101 111010111010101111110100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 650
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 92 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 17
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, your, think, of, others, you, forget, who are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word as is repeated.

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