This is an analysis of the poem Let's Play 'Idiots Who Replace Fools For A Day'. that begins with:

Let's play 'Idiots Who Replace Fools For a Day'.
We'll both pretend to be amazed, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXX cbdeaadd eXcef f bbbf ce Xggahaa fXabcb hXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,5,1,4,2,7,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011101 11010001 111110 110110101 101101010 1101111 1011011 001001100 101101010 111101 110111 01010 110010001 10100010 1100111001 100011100 010010101 011101111 010010000 1 1101 11110111 11010 11101100010 11011 1100110101001 11101011101 10110110101 110111101 10111011 1110 11000001 111010101 010111111 011101110 0110010 1001010101 1111001 101100011101 1110101 1 110111111 0101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 author used the same word we at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Let's Play 'Idiots Who Replace Fools For A Day'.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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