This is an analysis of the poem Unavailable that begins with:

Those folks who play games of 'catch-me-if-you-can'
Are noticeably too self indulgent....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXa bbcbXc XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111011011 1100011010 100110 1100010101010 1101101 1 110111111100 10111111 11011110 111101011010 101011110100 1010111101001 1 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Unavailable;
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