This is an analysis of the poem They Want A New Announcer that begins with:

He did not decide the party was coming to a close.
He agreed and was chosen to make the announcement, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb d cXXX cadeeX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010110001 1011110010010 101011010 1100101 110111010 1101010 10111 011010 10001110101 110 010101111 101101 01001 111 01010 11 10101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of They Want A New Announcer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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