This is an analysis of the poem On The Butt Kiss List that begins with:

On the 'Butt Kiss' List...
Many are now finding, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacd X beffaad ggeXa eeeacXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,7,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 101110 1101001 10101001 0101101 1111 10111 1100001 110111 1010011 1010101 110101101 11110111010 10111011010 110001010 10101110101 101000101 100101111 1100011110 01001111010 11011 110101 1001011101 110001100111 110101111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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