This is an analysis of the poem Kick It Again that begins with:

So you heard there was a spark of love that I have for you
You come back to kill it like you always do...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbCXcaXddbbC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111010111111 11101011111 11011101011101 11101011011010101 10010110 1001111101101010 10010110 11001110111111111 010001 110101110110101 010101010111 1011100101001 10101010100101101 10010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 728
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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  • summary of Kick It Again;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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