This is an analysis of the poem Seeking A Way To Detox that begins with:

Bankrolling their own debts...
By borrowing funds from foreign resources, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX dXabXc dbbXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11001010100 101001001001 0110101010100 1111010101 01010101 0101001011 00101010010 001000101010 1010001010 101011110101 1000101 0011001 100010101001010 10110 1101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 Seeking A Way To Detox;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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