This is an analysis of the poem More The 'Norm' Today Than Not that begins with:

Being conscious and aware of it,
With it quick to observe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdefea gaedaeXad X XXcaf XXgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,1,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101010100 001001 11101001010 010001010 01100110101 01010001 01111001 0101010110 110101010001 10100 1010111 1101010100100 1110001101 11011010011 10100010 001110001010100 1100001011001 1101001011100010 1010001001110 1 1010100111 11010010100 1111010100011 1111101 1111 111 1111100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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  • summary of More The 'Norm' Today Than Not;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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