This is an analysis of the poem Exposed To A Ridiculosis that begins with:

Common and yet often unconsciously done,
People will say one thing to change......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD X e fafff X X Xggccch X h ABCD fiXX I X cgXf X e X I X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,1,5,1,1,7,1,1,4,4,1,1,4,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011001 10011101 0111010 101010001 111 1 1101100 110101 00100100101 1111 1101010101101 111 111 10101010000 0011011100000010 1110000010 1011110110 000110101101011 1010011110101 11000110101 10011 1111101 10111011001 10011101 0111010 101010001 110011100100110 10100101001000001 1111010 111010111 111101111 1101011111 1101 01110011101 0010000010100101000 0110111010 111 1 10011 111101111 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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  • summary of Exposed To A Ridiculosis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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