This is an analysis of the poem Another Quibble Fest that begins with:

Let's not make this another quibble fest.
To evade the issue, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXaab aXcaXXabdX eacbeafa X bafb X dfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,8,1,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010101 001010 001000101 1111010010 1100111010 0110001 10001001 10011101100 111 10 0101 101010 1110 1011111001 110101 1011 11 10011001001011 1 11101 110101011 11010100101 11010100110 101101011001 0010100011011 11100100101 11011111011001 1 11101100 110110 101111010 111 11011 0101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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