This is an analysis of the poem Connected To Politics that begins with:

Am I political?
That's a strange question to ask, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbXc dcbb XcXXcXX AXdcbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 1011001 1111101 0100 0101100100 11101 110100 1011 1011011110 1 011111101 011101 1101110001 11100010 11011 101 110100 10010101001 00100101 10111010101 110001001 01111100100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Connected To Politics;
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