This is an analysis of the poem The Return Of Political Brow Beating that begins with:

Laying off.
Downsizing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbcc ddXbXXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101 110 1101 0010011 1010101101 111001 01110 11010001 10100111001 1111010111 10011101 10011111 000100010100 00100100100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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 Return Of Political Brow Beating;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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