This is an analysis of the poem In Tones Of Nonconformity that begins with:

Systematically,
And with a pinch of strategy......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXba cdbbedX fcXfea acXdedXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 10010100 101001010001 11101001 01010100100 01 10010011000100 0110101001001 011001 0100100 10010010 1101011100 100 101011001 11010 11110100110001 10111010101 1101010100 110100 101100100100 1101001 1000 100101001010 010100110101000 1101101010001 1100101001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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  • summary of In Tones Of Nonconformity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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