This is an analysis of the poem Crazy Like A Sly And Special Fox that begins with:

I doubt very seriously,
If he is as stupid......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX ddaX bb XX XeXd XXbX ec XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,2,4,4,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101000 010110 111010 001100 11110 1110001 00100 10110101 1101111 1000101010 11010 11010 1 101011101 0110111000 11 1 111101 100110 1100111101 110110011 001 1 1111 0110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Crazy Like A Sly And Special Fox;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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