This is an analysis of the poem Easily Spotted When On The Move that begins with:

I've been taught not to buckle,
From a cursing done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabc babaa Xde aeXXacd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 00101 11111010 11101 1110101 00101 10111 010101010 1001011101 111010 000111101010 1101111011 1111010010 101111101 01110111 10100101101 101011 11010000111 11111010001 101 1101100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Easily Spotted When On The Move;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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