This is an analysis of the poem Living Their Lives On A Part-Time Basis that begins with:

There is nothing left one can express,
To a mindset tumbling in outer space......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaa abXXa XXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101011101 00111000101 010010001010100 11101 001011000010001 11011101110 11101011010 0100111010100 001001000101001 1010101010010111 111000110 011110010 00100101010 1001010100101 101010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Living Their Lives On A Part-Time Basis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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