This is an analysis of the poem Preposterous And Offensive that begins with:

Too weak to bob and weave.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc Xdb Xedbb dbbec ddXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11101 10111110 1111101101 01110111 110010 100010 100010 1010101 0110111 010010011010 11001 010101100 111111 0010111 0010 11010 1 11110 10100101 11001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Preposterous And Offensive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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