This is an analysis of the poem Seeking Reason For The Cause that begins with:

Speculation is what a spectator does.
Those with priorities to uncover facts, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXX aabbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10100101001 10010000101 111001101001 011001 11111101 0101101101001 100111010101 1101101000 0111101101010 001000101010 0100101011001010 0001011010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Seeking Reason For The Cause;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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