This is an analysis of the poem Messages They Get that begins with:

Many get theirs delivered,
And perform actions that are quick....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXcbcXcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 10110111 1100010 01001100 110110 11001 10101100 010011 10101111 001001010100 11010 001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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