This is an analysis of the poem Difficult It Is From It To Divorce that begins with:

Vicious are they,
Performing hissy fits of late....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb cacaXBaBc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011 01010101 01101010100 11101010101 0011101100 1100101011 11101001100 0101110101 1001101 10010010001 1001101 11000000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, stupid are repeated.

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  • summary of Difficult It Is From It To Divorce;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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