This is an analysis of the poem Blame The Victim that begins with:

Blame the victim.
Steal from them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAAABACD AAAAABACD ACD ACD ACDXAAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 100 1010 1010 1010 1101101 1010 0001011 00101 1010 100 1010 1010 1010 1101101 1010 0001011 00101 1010 0001011 00101 1010 0001011 00101 1010 0001011 00101 1010 1010 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • 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 Blame The Victim;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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