This is an analysis of the poem 'This' Valued Nonsense that begins with:

Teased tensions heat,
With a relying upon outmoded reactions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcacac dcXb XdabbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101 0001001110010 101101 1100010001 111010010 1010100101001 01011010 1101101001 101011100010010 001010001 11100010111 110000100100011 110 0001001010100101 0100111001111 101001010101 01010100110 11101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of 'This' Valued Nonsense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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