This is an analysis of the poem Ivy Leaguers Who Cheat that begins with:
Ivy leaguers who cheat,
To increase their chances of feeding greed......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCaDB dADAEAEbE dADAEAEbE ABCaDB EbE ABAFg ABAFg dADAEAEbE AaabXAbAbA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,9,6,3,5,5,9,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101011 0011100101 101 1 110100100 010101 0100 101 1100 1001 0111 1101 1001 1 11101 0100 101 1100 1001 0111 1101 1001 1 11101 101011 0011100101 101 1 110100100 010101 1001 1 11101 101011 1101010011 0001111101 1100010001 1 101011 1101010011 0001111101 1100010001 1 0100 101 1100 1001 0111 1101 1001 1 11101 101011 01 010001 011 110101001 1 110101001 1 110101001
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 61
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 Ivy Leaguers Who Cheat;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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