This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Imitate... that begins with:
Don't imitate: the gift is special here,
And with its own greatness it is great;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababccdbdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1101010101 100110001 1010010111 1111110101 0100111001 0101000111 11100111010 1111010111 11010000101010 1101011001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 427
- Average number of words per stanza: 76
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word rise is repeated.
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