This is an analysis of the poem Reality For What It Is that begins with:

You want a job?
Wake up to face reality for what it is! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A BC dXXecbXbe A BCXXdXAbdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,9,1,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 110101001100 111001010100 1111010 00110100 10110101 1001000 110010110 01111011 010110100 111010 011001111 1101 110101001100 111001010100 1111111101 1011010010 1101001 1101 10110110100 101001111111 111111011111 010110100101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Reality For What It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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