This is an analysis of the poem This Economic Meltdown that begins with:

It is right there!
No surprise of this, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX acdX dXXb cd bbXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011 10100 10111 1 10101010 1110101 11010 11 0100010010 100111010 01101 0101011 101100100 1101100101 101111 110100 111111001 111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 This Economic Meltdown;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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