This is an analysis of the poem Just A Gimmick Used To Convince that begins with:

If people were as territorially protective,
With a pride that motivated as is claimed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEb fXbdXXXXea ABCDEfXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001101000010 00111010101 0101010100 0101000100 01001001 11011 11 10111000 000100111 001000101100 110101 1101111 1001110101 011111 00101 110111 01001101000010 00111010101 0101010100 0101000100 01001001 1000 010101001 10101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Just A Gimmick Used To Convince;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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