This is an analysis of the poem More Spice Is Needed that begins with:

Wouldn't they make better use of their time,
Investigating why their investigations...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdXaceXXdfXegbfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101011 010101101010 10101010101 01010100100 01010100100 010010100 101011001 11100100 10101001110 1110111010 010010111 01001111 0101101 101101111 11001110010100 11100001010 11010 0100010010 1011010111 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 711
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of More Spice Is Needed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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