This is an analysis of the poem Suspicious Of Others With An Opinion that begins with:

You know...?
How can I say this? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcX d ceeX Acb XcdX cdf Xccf aeXcX X dX aXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,3,4,3,4,5,1,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11110 110 101001 110010 11101 111111 01001 1111010 11 1101001 1100111 1 111101010 11100100101 110100100 1 10101000101 01100010 1110 11101110100 1111011101 0101001001001010 1 11 011011110 111101 0111011101 1 1111111011 10101110 1 1 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Suspicious Of Others With An Opinion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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