This is an analysis of the poem The Logic Of Anti-Sosh that begins with:

Mister Chairman; - er - ah - when
We right-thinking business men... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddedde aafggf hheggeggbaabhhbaab ccbiibjjiaai XXfhhf kkeggeccbhhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,18,12,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 1110101 110011100100 110111 110011 0011110010100 1111001 1100101 001101000101 1000101 0010001 111101010101 1111111 1010001 0010101101100 111101 110101 110101110100 1110001 0110100 1111100110101 1010101 1010001 1011000100101 010101 010101 1010101100100 1111001 1010011 1011110010100 1110100 1010101 0110011010100 0010001 0010101 1011110110100 10100101 1110101 101000010100 1010101 1110011 0010011110100 0010111 1110111 0010111010101 0010101 1111110 1011100110101 1110111 1111111 1010010010100 0011101 1111100 0010100010100 1110111 111001 110101010101 1011101 1110101 010100110101 1110111 1010101 0010101110100 1100111 11111111 1010101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, and, sir are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase bosh connects the lines.

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