This is an analysis of the poem Requiring Scrutiny that begins with:

A nonthreatening reverence,
Is encouraged with support... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXX abcXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01000100 0010001 110 011010 110100100 0111010101 0001010101 1001001010 01000001010 110100101 100101000111010100 101011000100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Requiring Scrutiny;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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