This is an analysis of the poem Joke Provokers that begins with:

Stung and it shows...
Those joke provokers....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBXBXCC XcXXXXXXXa daaXda AXBXBXCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11100 11 11100 11 11100 1010010 010001010 1001110 1111101 110101010 0110111 10111 11100 111 11100 11010 100111 100 110110011 10110110 1101010 10101 0101001001 1101 11100 11 11100 11 11100 1010010 010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Joke Provokers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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