This is an analysis of the poem Sitting In Opposition that begins with:

Interesting are today's developments.
Interesting are those who sit, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdd cbXcc XcXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10001010100 10001111 110011010 1101000010 01010111010 1100011 111101 101000100111 11010011010 1110010011 111001010 10101010 0001000101001 11101011001 100010100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; their is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Sitting In Opposition;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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