This is an analysis of the poem Hardworkers Not Crooks that begins with:

Hardworkers,
Not crooks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bXc XdXac XbXdXdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 11 0111 1110101 1001010001 1111 101000111100 11001 0010101 0101010010 111001 01010100 0100101101 011 11011010 1100101011 110011010001 110011 11101001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Hardworkers Not Crooks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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