This is an analysis of the poem Just Curious that begins with:

What don't they get?
'Reality.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X X bX c XdbedX a XXcb fgg XgefbbgXXffg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,2,1,6,1,4,3,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 100 110001 11 11010011100 1110010 1 101010 110100100101 110 10101100 111011000 101 11101111 11101101 1110100 11010100 11 110110 1101001 1110101 111100010 010 01011011 111010 010101100 010111001 111111 1 111001 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Just Curious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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