This is an analysis of the poem This Exchange Is The Best One That Is Accepted that begins with:

Satisfying the attention seeking egos of others,
Is easy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdcadbbXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000101010010 010 010111001 01011010 101111000101010 10101 110101 101000100 101101 1101101 001001110010 111001010010 0101010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 450
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of This Exchange Is The Best One That Is Accepted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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