This is an analysis of the poem From Who's Perspective? that begins with:

Have times changed that dramatically?
From who's perspective? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB cdefge AhBXeiaXgffhfigc X BhggXd X Xigf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,16,1,6,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101000 01010 11111010 001010111110 0010011 1110101010 1111111010 11101110001 111101000 1 01010 1 11110101001111 1 11011101000 0100101011000 00111111011 001110101 1111010010 111011011011 0010101001 100100110101 11010001011 11010101 11101001 01010 11010010 11111101000 0101001 11110101010 10100111110 111001110 011 1100111001 11100100011 110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; i, have, to are repeated.

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  • summary of From Who's Perspective?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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