This is an analysis of the poem Affluent In Rituals that begins with:

In places that sedates and rids those of fears,
I observe the pretense of those convinced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aba Xccda AaXb eabXaa XddeXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111101 1010010101 11110010010 11110010 10100111 010101101 1101010101 110011 01010111101 1010111101 1111111110100 01011001 11101010 11000100 10111001 101000101 1010111110 10101101010 0101110011000 011111010 110101 0101110010 110110110 1110101101 0110111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

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  • summary of Affluent In Rituals;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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