This is an analysis of the poem If The Foolish, Call Them "Flowers" that begins with:

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If the foolish, call them "flowers"—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXa XbXb XXXX Xbbb XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 00101010000 10101 0010100000 00111 1110100000 11101 111011000 01001 11101110000 1000100 11101011 1010100 10111101 10100 1011110 00101 10111110 11111 101011000 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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