This is an analysis of the poem It Is No Longer As Common As It Use To Be that begins with:
In times when forgetting is instant.
And encouraged....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcab ccdX XXdacX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 011010010 1010 111110 0101001001001 100011010 10111101010010 101111110 0011111 01100001011011110 1101 0011011010100 11 1010101100001110 1110110010101010 111101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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