This is an analysis of the poem Prude And Quite Priggish that begins with:

To an obnoxious degree,
They point out irritations and observances...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacXdaaceXaaabed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001 111101010100 0111010 1110101 010010111 1101011110010 01001011011 100010010001011 01101 11101001 10010 111110101010 11110110100100 101101011111 1001011010 11011101001 11110011111010 11100100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 791
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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  • summary of Prude And Quite Priggish;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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