This is an analysis of the poem The Firm Ones Aren'T Always The Best To Choose that begins with:

Relationships of any kind,
Should be chosen very wisely....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aab bXb cc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 10101010 101011 001000101 01110010 01110110101 01001100 01101110 01011001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Firm Ones Aren'T Always The Best To Choose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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