This is an analysis of the poem They Call People Like That Comedians that begins with:

There are those with insecurities,
Who believe them to be less noticeable......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcXcX XX dXdXacXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010100 10100011000 011101101 1100010010 101101001 001101000010 001111010100 1110010010010 111011 0100100 101111111 1111 111 11011101001 11111111010 111001100 111110100 1110001000001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of They Call People Like That Comedians;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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