This is an analysis of the poem Misguided that begins with:

We're they found to be hypnotized?
'No.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X ab X cde X adf dX dgh bbX chdfdcbXXc XX fXb idaXbccjXdX c bfebX dd dkkX c gikX kfXg bhefjX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,1,3,1,3,2,3,3,10,2,3,11,1,5,2,4,1,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 1 11000010 01011001 1 1 10101 1111010100 111110100 010 100100 01011111 11100011 101111101 01 1 11110 111001010 10101110010 10010010 10 0101100 1010110010101010 0010011 1011010110 11101110 111110111 10111111010101 11110110110 11101 1 1110110100 11 1011000 111110100 11100101001 11 1101101 11 10011000100100 110001101110 11010101010 11100011010001 11 01010100010110 11101101100 1111001 100100101 0110101001000100 1001011110100 00110111010100 0100000101001 10010 1110100 111 110 010 11101000100 10010101 1111100001 11111100100 010 11101101001001 1010 101001110010 10110100000 1101111 1111010 0100010 0111001010 11101 11110101 0101001111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

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  • summary of Misguided;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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