This is an analysis of the poem In My Less Than Tolerant Youth that begins with:

I don't resent those ignorant.
Since that word could apply to anyone......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccb D eaXbXd D eedee faXXag EGheX cfbaaeh DcbXEGea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,6,1,5,6,5,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011100 1111010100 1011100010 0101111 0101101010 1011001 11110110101 11111010 0101010100 010001010 111100101 11001 10010101 11110110101 11101010 0101111 110101111 01010 101 1110111 011101110101 01101010 110101101 11110100011 0010101001111 11010100 01111001 110110111001 1111 1001 111110010101 101011011 01110 11101100 111001001101 101110100 1101011101 11110110101 011010 01001001 11010100 01111001 010010100101 1001011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of In My Less Than Tolerant Youth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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