This is an analysis of the poem Take Off That Parachute that begins with:

It doesn't matter who is elected to lead.
Or those issues diversified, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabbcdabcaaef XXXX fdgh XX fbX egXX Xefh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,4,4,2,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101001001 11100101 11101000100101 01111011 01001 1101010101000 01 01010001110 10011010111 10100001001 001001100001 111001010 01001001 01001101101 1 11001010 110 001010001000010010 101011010 101001000100110010 101101101 011 1 1111100011 1111101 010100 111100111 101011 100100100111001 101010010010 001011010100100 01011101 100101 1110 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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, be are repeated.

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  • summary of Take Off That Parachute;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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