This is an analysis of the poem Less Costly And Effective that begins with:

The only dreams to keep...
That are kept less costly and effective, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XX aXa XX bbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,3,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 010101 1111101010 101100 00111 1101110101 01111 011111111 1010001 10101 1 1111111100 010100111 11010100 1110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Less Costly And Effective;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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