This is an analysis of the poem Remaining Socially Illiterate that begins with:

When a judging of a book by its cover,
Has been done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXcacac bXdeeXffee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100011010 101 0101110000 0011010 00111010 011101 110010 01101001 1011010 11001001001 1111011 111010100010 001001010101 1101001001 111100 10101000100 001011101 10010100100111 10101110100 0110100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Remaining Socially Illiterate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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