This is an analysis of the poem Madam And The Phone Bill that begins with:
You say I O.K.ed
LONG DISTANCE?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XAbcb XdeX ebeb fgcAg fhih gdXd bdbd cjgj jj agiXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,5,4,4,4,4,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110 110 1001 11010 111 011010 01101 111101 1010 111010 111111 1101 1101 11011 01011 10111 110 11 011011 1110 1011 01010 101111 11111 11011110 111 11011 01011 1010110 11111 1110 11111 10011 1001 1101011 11111 1111 1111111 1111111 1111101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of Madam And The Phone Bill;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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