This is an analysis of the poem Kids Don'T Know This that begins with:

Kids don't know this to notice it.
Kids do not notice to know this....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB cdXbbXb AB deefgha AB fbaifhjX ABJFI khjX ABJFI jhXdkljhaea MX ABafXXd lhABXb hdch MffjjdghX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,2,7,2,8,5,4,5,11,2,7,6,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100100 11110010 010110011010 101010011000 110010000010 101100100 0110111110 1101001001110 001010001010110 11100100 11110010 1110101001 011111010 110110100010110 010101 1111101111 11000010101 0010100111 11100100 11110010 1 100100010100 001110101000100 00100010 10011111 010100010011 101110111 11000101010 11100100 11110010 11110101 01010001 0100100101000 110100010 1111 1101101 1001111011 11100100 11110010 11110101 01010001 0100100101000 11 111110111 101111101 1100111 1110 1111111 010111011 101 1100011 111111010 11010 11 111010111 11100100 11110010 1 10001010 10101110101 111010111 1010010011010 110101101 01011 11100100 11110010 101110000 11010010100 111010011 11111101 10110010 1011110010100101 11 11101 111111011101 11 11010001001 1111010 110101011110 101 1001010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 81
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word kids is repeated.

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  • summary of Kids Don'T Know This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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