This is an analysis of the poem Pretending Not To See that begins with:

Sometimes at the table, when
He gets misbehavin', then...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbbXX bbddbbeebb aaffddggbb bbbbaahhbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 1110001 1010101 1111111 1110101 1111001 1110101 1110111 1111111 1110100 1011111 1111101 10011101 1011101 1010111 1110111 1110101 1011101 1010101 1110101 1011111 0010011 1010001 1010101 1111101 1011101 1110110 1011101 1011101 1110101 1010111 1011111 1010111 1011100 1011111 1110111 1010111 1010011 1010101 0011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Pretending Not To See;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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