This is an analysis of the poem A People Of Progressive Ideals that begins with:

Divisive politics?
I don't believe it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAcD dcac ECBF ABAcDXECBF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 11010 10011001 010 11 01001 101011011010 00010100 1010101001 101010001001 0101101110 101010011011 10110001 010101 11010 10011001 010 11 101010001001 0101101110 101010011011 10110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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