This is an analysis of the poem Reasons To Discuss that begins with:

Oh yes...
You can bet the effects today, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbaaccbde X bX cX b XX afdXfcgcg hg abfffe X c cX a dfehXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,1,2,2,1,2,9,2,6,1,1,2,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11100101 1001111000 11110110010 11011101 10101 10010111 011000111 0010101101010 0101111000111 00011111 111 11110 0111110 110001 1111010110 110111 1 11010001 10010001 110111010 1010101101 101010101 11100001 110100010111 110101010 1101000101 1111001 11010001010 1101111 01010001 11011100 11010010001 010111001 1101000111 11010 111111 1 101001 11001001000111 101011110001 11 11001001000111 1101010001 1010001 011010011010 11100110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Reasons To Discuss;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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