This is an analysis of the poem Petty People that begins with:
Petty People...
Could care less if they are petty....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbcbXcXaXdede
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1010 11101110 111111 100100100010 0101010 1101010 110010111 11101011 101101010101 1010 0101100101 10111010101 1111010101 01111 110011100101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 514
- Average number of words per stanza: 87
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of Petty People;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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