This is an analysis of the poem A Noticeable Nose Dive that begins with:

Why is it that the education of all children,
Has taken a noticeable nose dive? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa bX XaXX bX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010100110 1100100011 010010001 110100010 100110010101 01100011011 01001001101 0001 101011000 011011100100 11111110 101001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of A Noticeable Nose Dive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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