This is an analysis of the poem Sorely Neglected that begins with:

As obvious as a three dollar bill.
And yet its counterfeit use, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc ddefe bgga cXXbXXgh eeebahhbXhggfgcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,8,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101101 1101011 1110110010 100 10001010101 100111 11001001 0110110101 1011001101 10010010111 101010010111 101000111 111001 1100101010 111001110110 110101001101 1101011100 1110001001 100001101011 11101011 01000111011 0111010 0101010010 10110010110100 0100010111 1110010 11111010 01100010 0101101010101 100010111 110100110010011 00111111 011010 11010100101010 010010001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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.

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  • summary of Sorely Neglected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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