This is an analysis of the poem Deflated Commodity that begins with:

Sharing within a relationship...
Time, devotion, commitment and love...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100101 101001011 11111011 101110 011000 111101 1101001010 1101101100 01010 10100100100 11001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 371
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 Deflated Commodity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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