This is an analysis of the poem Qualified To Make Productive Contributions that begins with:
Do you have a degree?
'A degree in what? '...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a X bc XddeefgX cg XX cbf XgXXe XhXhX ba ebiggXXbi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,8,2,2,3,5,5,2,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111001 101011 11 10110110100 1 1011001100 11010 1011011100 0010010000100 1111101010101010 111 101001001000 1001 1101111 1 1010111110011 01 1111 101110111 100010110 1 011011110 1111101100 11101110100110 0 110111 110010011001 100110101011 1111010101 1 111001 11110100 11 100101010 1 11110011 111 1 1110000100
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 39
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words would, i are repeated.
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- summary of Qualified To Make Productive Contributions;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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