Analysis of Give And Take
Give-and-take
is quid pro quo.
Tit-for-tat is blow-for-blow.
Head-to-head
is tête-à-tête.
Heart-to-heart is mate-to-mate.
Line-by-line
is ticktacktoe.
Kiss and hug is X and O.
By-the-way
is a' propos.
Step-for-step is do-si-do.
Face-to-face
is vis-à-vis.
One-to-one is causerie.
| Scheme | XAA BXX XBA XCX CCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) |
| Metre | 101 1111 1111111 111 11111 1111111 111 11 1011101 101 101 1111111 111 111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 268 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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Submitted on January 02, 2010
Modified on April 20, 2023
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