This is an analysis of the poem Smooth Of Any Lumps that begins with:

You want it in the middle too deep.
And, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbBCDB EDFGGH gIHHJJ IHH AbBCDB EDFGGH gIHHJJ XkdeX Xc XbXX Xk X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,3,6,6,6,5,2,4,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001011 1 10010110 010010111 111111100 101110001001 111110101 1101000100 001010101 1111010 011110110 001011111 010 001101010010 0100100101 110100101000 101010101 11010111001 001101010010 0100100101 110100101000 110001011 1 10010110 010010111 111111100 101110001001 111110101 1101000100 001010101 1111010 011110110 001011111 010 001101010010 0100100101 110100101000 101010101 11010111001 10 110010101 10100 11001011 111101001101 1 1111101001010 1 1011101111001 010100010110 01101010101011010 111010101 110111010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of Smooth Of Any Lumps;
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