This is an analysis of the poem Sinning To Many Is A Frightening Premise that begins with:

A familiarity may breed contempt.
And that encompasses, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcc abXdaedX aXXeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011001101 110100 0101100 10001100 11001 10100001 111001101 1010111010 10111 110101101 10110101 110100101 110101 1010111 1101100 0101000 1011010 11000010101 11001010 0010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Sinning To Many Is A Frightening Premise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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