This is an analysis of the poem Stuck In Childish Ways that begins with:

We live in speeding different times.
And appearances of one's age, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcD effbXXgfg XEHE ABcD afde XEHEb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110101001 10100011 10100 10010 10010001 111000111 11101000111 1100101001 1010101 1001010100 11111 0011010010 10111001 0100100 01100110101 1011101011 0001001101001 110101001 10100011 10100 10010 111110101 110010011100 00100100011100 11101000110001 0100100 01100110101 1011101011 0001001101001 110011010001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Stuck In Childish Ways;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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