This is an analysis of the poem That's The Kind Of Medication They Are On that begins with:

They honestly believe,
Their illnesses are projected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbcdcXaXXbXdda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001 11001010 01010 10101010111 1010010 00100110 0100010110 1101 0100100001 110010010 111001110 101111001010 011010111 11110 10101 00100010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 554
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, to, their are repeated.

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  • summary of That's The Kind Of Medication They Are On;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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