This is an analysis of the poem Reactionaries that begins with:

Ultraconservative reactionaries...
Politically correct with intentions set, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdabdefa XX XfbXeXaXfXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010001010 010000100101 101001 01011110 1001101 1011 111010 0010100 10111 11011110001 110100 01100100 1 1101 101000000 01101 1010101 101001010101 00100 1011101100 01 100101010 1100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Reactionaries;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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