This is an analysis of the poem Socially Inappropriate Behavior that begins with:

It 'use' to be called socially inappropriate behavior.
But today, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabcbac XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000110010100010 101 101001010001001100 110001 000100 1100100111010 101000101101 10001010010100010 010001101001 1 110 10101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Socially Inappropriate Behavior;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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