This is an analysis of the poem Objection Over-Ruled that begins with:

Would a change be easier to accept,
If the doing of it could be scheduled? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaacbbaXXbbdd cX c Xc bX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,2,1,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100001 0010001010 1101010111 010101010 010011111 01010010 0000010000101 101011011110 11001001 01101010010111 1 0110101100 1011110101010 1010010100100110 101110110011010 01001101010100101000 1110010 11111101010 0111101010 010101 011011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Objection Over-Ruled;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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