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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  • summary of It Is No Longer As Common As It Use To Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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