This is an analysis of the poem Dipping In The Waters that begins with:

Why have you become less outwardly vocal these days?
'You try maneuvering through a bunch of spineless jellyfish, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXX XXaX XbccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110111001011 110100101010101 010110011010 1011001100 00110100 1 110111011 100010 11001011001100 01 1010010101010 001001110111 10100101100 010010011100 11000011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Dipping In The Waters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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