This is an analysis of the poem It Takes A Bit Of Ingenuity that begins with:

It takes a bit of ingenuity,
And faith accustomed to being tested......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDeBXfXd aX ga eXehX Xg ABCDeBbe XXXag XX cehfX ABCDXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,2,5,2,8,5,2,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101000100 1101001010 011100100 10101111010 0111010110 1100011110 1011010101100 01010011010 101111 010110010100010 111011010 0111111 101 100110 111 010101 1110110 11111101 101001011 110 10011011011 0101000100 1101001010 011100100 10101111010 01110110 1100011110 1 1011000100 1 111 111001110 11101010 00111110101 10 11011 11001 1110110101 110101 111111011110 1101 0101000100 1101001010 011100100 10101111010 011101 10110101001010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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  • summary of It Takes A Bit Of Ingenuity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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