This is an analysis of the poem Simplistic Is Adorned Beauty that begins with:

Simplistic is adorned beauty.
And it does not require definition, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX bcd efa agg e X edXhgX X icfdXXfhei
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,1,1,6,1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000110 10110101010 0100010010 111101001 1101001 001101101 00010101100 11101 00110 1111101010 00010001010100000 00100001 1101111001 11 1001011001010 1111 110 11110011 1111010100110110 11 1101110000 110 0110101010110100 1111 1101110101011 111110110100 110111 1101 1101111 00101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, as, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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  • summary of Simplistic Is Adorned Beauty;
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  • idea of the verse;
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