This is an analysis of the poem The Man Who Discovered The Use Of A Chair that begins with:

The man who discovered the use of a chair,
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbabcdece fadfd ghigi jkajk heihi aXlal jjbjb X fjmfm cXaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,5,5,5,5,5,1,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01101001001 11 101001 11011101001 111001001001 1011110111 11 10101 11100101111 11111011001 11111001001 11 00111 111101111001 11111001011 10111001101 11 10101 0111001001 11001011001 11101001101 1010 11101 1101101101 110011010010 11101110111 11 10111 101001101001 1101101101 0111101001 11 101001 1011011101 110100111 101011001001 11 10111 01001101101 1011100111 10 1011101101 11 111011 110111101 1111101111 00100100101 11 10101 0100111111 101101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, ', of, his, and are repeated.

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

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  • history of its creation;
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