This is an analysis of the poem Another Way To Look At This that begins with:

What is it that permits,
An ongoing insanity allowed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadefdg hXaabg cbhXfXeaa bXhhXfXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 1110010001 1010010100 1010010100 010001100 01000010001 0010100 01001 01010001 11 100101 0110 011110 110 01011100 111100 1100010 001010 011010 0101010110 1010100 1010001 1000101 0101001 1101001 0010 100100101 101000 1101010 001001010 10101 11001010 100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Another Way To Look At This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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