This is an analysis of the poem Many Have Been Told The Doing Stinks that begins with:

Today a thought process has taken more than just a recess.
Since gone is common sense, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAA BCD EfAGHA AAA BCDXEfAGHA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010111110111001 110101 110111001101 01011100010101 110111 110101000111 1110101010011 1 010101 01011011 01111 1101010101 010111110111001 110101 110111001101 01011100010101 110111 110101000111 1110101010011 1 010101 01011011 01111 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Many Have Been Told The Doing Stinks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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