This is an analysis of the poem Hypothetically Speaking, Of Course that begins with:
The origin of this investigation...
Is to determine 'who' to hold accountable, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcd edeXeXe fX gchci XX gdfeedeb hX ccgabieacdXed cX ceXaf gheecfhi Xci
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,2,5,2,8,2,13,2,5,8,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01000001010 000101010100 11110100 100100011 1101010 100101111010 1010 0101 100001 1110111 111 1101 110100 11111110 0101 1010111111 10100010 101011111111 1100111 111 111001001110111 1 111011011 010100 110010010010101 0110011 01010011 110101101011 11 10011001111100 1011011 1110 1010001000101101 1 1111000100010 10010111000 111 101 111100010001001 101010101 101011010 01001 1110011011010 010011010101 110 11101001011101 101001001 11110010011 111011110 01 010100 111010010100101 1010010010 1011000001 1110 110110110011 11111001010 10111100110 101100110101 11110 11111010101 110
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 62
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Hypothetically Speaking, Of Course;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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