This is an analysis of the poem Based Upon Materialistic Concepts that begins with:

I can not call my breathing a hobby.
Nor do I relate, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX bcadc XbbXb ebdcdfcd XddeXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110010 11101 011010010100 00101 1111011 0101 101010000 0101011 0011 1111110 11010111 11111111001 11101 0011101 111111101 01001 1110111010 1111 1110010 1000 11100100100010 10101001010 1111 0110 1101110 1111 1100101 011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Based Upon Materialistic Concepts;
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  • history of its creation;
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