This is an analysis of the poem Not Recognized that begins with:
Too much time is spent,
Getting our minds bent out of shape......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXcdaXe efXgacaXad caXbg hijhcdk fahkajXadhiha
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,5,7,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101 10111101 010101001 110 1 11010 1111110 00101 01100111 100101010111 01 0010111 10 011101 01010101 1101101 01111 0100100 01111101000101 1011011 10010101 1001110101 11 001010 11010100 101001001 0010010 1111111001 1111 111101 01011110 10111010100 01001001101 111010100111 1111110101010 1110110010 1000100 10111 10101101101 110 1011 01101001 0111010010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 43
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word or is repeated.
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- summary of Not Recognized;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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