This is an analysis of the poem Quick To Defend A Perception that begins with:

Many are quick to defend,
A perception they have......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcb deacff eaXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011001 001011 111101001 1101 1111111 0100101010 1100011010 101010101 001001111 11000100 1010001010100 101110100010 100010 110101 0001001110101 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Quick To Defend A Perception;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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