This is an analysis of the poem Thanks For The Tip that begins with:

With proven talents and gifts expressed,
Over many years to face doubts to address......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba bXXX cc ddeXfgdeX fabd XXX a X eg XX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,9,4,3,1,1,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101101 10100011011 1111101 111101110 1111001101 11 10011100110 11 01101010010101 110 110100 111101001 1101010 101101 100111 0110111010100 1010011101101 11010101011 1 11101011 11001101010 110100011010100 1 010111001011 110100 1110111111 1111 111110011101010 01010011110001 1110 111110110101 1101 10100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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  • summary of Thanks For The Tip;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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