This is an analysis of the poem Too Much Emphasis Placed Upon Differences that begins with:

Employing specifics has joined in the mix.
As too much emphasis placed upon differences, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCA cADceaa eecf cbXcaeX ABCAXcADeaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,7,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001011001 1111001011000 110011011101 101101101100 1 001011011011 111101000110 1010011110001 10101010101010 10010110100100 01100110110101 10110101100101 101100010 1100110 001001010110101 1111011011 111001011000 11100111 111100110010001 111010100100101 1 110010111101 01001011001 1111001011000 110011011101 101101101100 1 001011011011 111101000110 10100111 10101010101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.

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