This is an analysis of the poem A Lower Standard To Value that begins with:

This is the argument...
What had not been easily accessible, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Xabaacbc a bXdcdacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000100 11101000100 111010001 1010011 0101010101 010111101 1010101 0101000110100101 1001001100100 100100 10100011 001010010 010001 00100001100 1100010010010 0101001101010 100110100 111100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of A Lower Standard To Value;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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