This is an analysis of the poem Are You Convinced Any Sense Is Being Made? that begins with:

Why is it,
People seem to refuse the deeds done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXXd cXdabX XX XcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 101001011 1101 0101101 011101 101001101 0010011 1011 111100100010 11100011 1 1110010 110001010111 1 1001011 10 1011 110110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    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 Are You Convinced Any Sense Is Being Made?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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