This is an analysis of the poem Stalking Storks that begins with:

You are 'still' embarrassed
By open discussions regarding sex? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbab XcX XXXXbdXccccdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 1100100101 11101100 100100101 1001100110 1011011 1111010101 110101011010 111101010 0111 110010 11101 0010101001 11010010100110 1111001010101 0101010010010 1100101011000 10101101010 11011010101 01001011010 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Stalking Storks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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