This is an analysis of the poem Equally Sheltered And Confused that begins with:

You can not believe what is going on?
And in your disbelief, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabXX XbXXcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110110101 101101 111101010 0111110010 11101010010 11100100 11100011 1100010001001 010011011010 001000010100010 101111 0110101100 101101010101 01011 110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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  • summary of Equally Sheltered And Confused;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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