This is an analysis of the poem Blue Collar Workers that begins with:

Blue collar workers feeling used.
And being replaced, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbX AAXcc AABDCD DCA bAbA DCA AABDCD bAbA DCA bAbA AA bAbA AAXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,6,3,4,3,6,4,3,4,2,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11011 10110101 11010101 11 01010101 011010 101011 11010101 11 001010101 001111 1010111 11101 101010111001 1011010 101101 01 11 01 11 101010111001 1011010 101101 11010101 11 001010101 001111 1010111 11101 01 11 01 11 101010111001 1011010 101101 01 11 01 11 11010101 11 01 11 01 11 11010101 11 1110010 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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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