This is an analysis of the poem Picking Segments To Be Neglected that begins with:

Different are the teachers of today,
Who are challenged to teach lessons......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcb dcecd XcceX XaeXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010001 11100110 00101 1000010001 1101100110 010010110010 00010001 11001010100 10101010 1101000010 101001011001 1110000100 00100011110001 110100 0101001000101010 101110010101010 11111 0100100110100 1110001 11001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Picking Segments To Be Neglected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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