This is an analysis of the poem Proving To Be Rude that begins with:

Some people don't think of luck,
Because they believe for them luck sucks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXc cddXdX dXCE ABaXa BXCE Babb dXCE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,5,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 011011011 11101101 1101010010 11110 1011 1101001001101 111100101 011110001 1011001101 10110101 110111000 1001101 1100011 1101101 011011011 111010101 110001000 001101011001 1011010 110111000 1001101 1100011 1011010 01101011001 111 1010011100 1 1010111000 1001101 1100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Proving To Be Rude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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