This is an analysis of the poem Assembly Line Policies that begins with:

Assembly line policies
Fixed to produce a mindset...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdecb XdcXXb dfaeXc dfdXgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100 1001011 01111111 111 111010 001000010 0101011 01001010100 011010100 10101010 110010000101 01010101011 0010101 010000100 110111 010101 1000101 011001010 0110100101 010011011 1101001010 111101 10101 101010101 1010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Assembly Line Policies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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