This is an analysis of the poem High On Ignorance that begins with:

No,
You can not call them idiots....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDEFFGD cfgf hceihfh aBCDEFFGD jfjbXibbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,7,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110100 00 10101001 111010011 1100001011 1101111 001101 111101101 0010010 01101011101 101010010 100100110101 11111 1100110001 10010011000 0100110101101 1101011010001 111010011111 10100101001 1 11110100 00 10101001 111010011 1100001011 1101111 001101 111101101 110111 10101 00101010001 1111011100 10110100 1100110010 1010111110 11110 1010111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of High On Ignorance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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