This is an analysis of the poem I Could Do Tears that begins with:

Ladies and gentlemen,
We are so pleased to announce......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXeaecfdgggbXg fadbbX e XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,6,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100 1111001 0010010 01111011 1 10111110 0011001111 010101 1110010010010 101001100 10 00110101001010 101 1010101 01010010110 00010010111000 1111 1100100 1001 01101 1101010100 10100 010110101 1111 1001011 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of I Could Do Tears;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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