This is an analysis of the poem Driven Into Fits As Unrestless Misfits Twitch that begins with:

I've noticed children that lack discipline,
Are accustomed to their parents or guardians......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXca Xbddb cdcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101011100 101001101100 1010100 0101101000001 0011001111 10111011010 10101110011 10001110011101001 01100111010100 010010100100100 011101001 00100100011001 0111010101010 1100111 110110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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