This is an analysis of the poem Do Squirrels Use Masks that begins with:

Are people today becoming increasingly nuts?
'Do squirrels use masks to confuse their identities? '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100101001001 11011001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 2
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Do Squirrels Use Masks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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