This is an analysis of the poem Doormen Chronicles that begins with:

Show me someone living high on the 'hog'...
And I'll show you someone finding it very difficult, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXccXbbddddaXXXXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101101 11111110010100 100111000101010 110101011010001 1111 00011110 101110010 111110 10010111011 11010110110011 0111110110 101111010010110 11011011011 001111 11011101 111011101 11101110 1111 11111 110100011000010 110111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 885
  • Average number of words per stanza: 156
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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  • summary of Doormen Chronicles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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