This is an analysis of the poem Quick Of Lip And Short Of Thought that begins with:
Destroyed by appearances.
And values on the surface... ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXccbXaadadbXacXbbbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0110100 1101010 1111 01000110101 10010101001 1111100101011 11100110101010 100010010101 1001010111010 001010001 11101 101 10101100 01101001 01001 001011101 1100111100 10111101001 1101010 010111100 111110101010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 776
- Average number of words per stanza: 119
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
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- summary of Quick Of Lip And Short Of Thought;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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