This is an analysis of the poem The Wonderful Thing About Critics that begins with:
The wonderful thing about critics,
They know exactly that which is not....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaXaaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010010110 110101101 11101110 10101010 110000100 11010110 10001 101101001 10010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 9
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; that is repeated.
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- summary of The Wonderful Thing About Critics;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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