This is an analysis of the poem Long Distance Caller that begins with:

I'm a long distance caller,
Focused on your needs....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD AbdD BEDF beeXdD BEdD ABCD BEDFXDFXDF BedXDXDXD ABeDXFXDXFXXAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,6,4,4,10,9,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011010 10111 111110 111111 0011010 10111 10111 0010100 111 1101111 11101 10100 1111 1101001 11011 011101 10111 0010100 111 1101111 00111 0010100 0011010 10111 111110 111111 111 1101111 11101 10100 10 11101 10100 10 11101 10100 111 0101111 111101 1010 11101 1010 11101 1010 11101 0011010 10111 1 11101 1010 10100 1010 11101 1010 10100 1010 0011010 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Long Distance Caller;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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