This is an analysis of the poem You Go Girl ! that begins with:
They said—take it easy…
Said—calm down… ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcbdX e fcghXdaX iXj Xi Xi gX gehX gjXXgf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,8,3,2,2,2,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010 111 1110 111 1111 1111 11111011 1111001 11111 1111 1111 1111 111 111 1010 1 111111111110 10111100 111111 1011101100 11111110 1011110 11111010 1011101 11010 1111 1111111 1111 1111010 1001 1010101 1011101111 0101001111 01001001000111
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; said, speak, they, laugh are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words said, hold, speak, they, the are repeated.
The author used the same words you, they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same words louder, ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase speak connects the lines.
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- summary of You Go Girl !;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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