This is an analysis of the poem Be The One To Leave (Positive Opinions) that begins with:

Positive opinions,
When they are given......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd bXdd ddeXadbdbbecb BbAXaXBAbda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,13,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 11110 1001010010 010010100 01000101010 10 011111 0101010001 110101110 11000101 11011111 0110101 0101110 1 011101001 011 111 0010101 01000100101 0100010 1010010 111 0110101 0100010 101 01010110 111 0100010 111 010 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Be The One To Leave (Positive Opinions);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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