This is an analysis of the poem Exposing Any Of That Makes Them Upset that begins with:

How many opportunities should be given,
To those who are clearly incompetent? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa X bc aX bcc caca dXcc adX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,2,2,3,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101001010 0111100100 1111010011 1 1 110100101 1010110101011 1 1 01 1010100 111101 00110100 1110001 10101000100 111100100010 0110100 0110100100 01010011001 01010000100 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 75
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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