This is an analysis of the poem Distraught Some Call It that begins with:

People that are phony are the frauds.
Watch out....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACABAC BDBae BdeeBCBCB ABACABAC BDeeBCBCBCBCBXABACABAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,9,8,22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110101 11 10101110101 1110 101110101 11 10101110101 1110 110111 1010 01110 11101011111 101 110111 1010 101 111011110011 01110 1110 001 1110 001110 101110101 11 10101110101 1110 101110101 11 10101110101 1110 110111 1010 101 10111110111 01110 1110 001 1110 001110 1110 001 1110 001110 101110101 11 10101110101 1110 101110101 11 10101110101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 Distraught Some Call It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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