This is an analysis of the poem Using This Method that begins with:

It is not right but easy,
To malign someone's integrity......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabc decb bfedf X XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011110 001110100 1001001 1010010 110100011 001001001 010001 10010001101 1011 010100110 0101010010 11111011 00101001010 111111 1 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 Using This Method;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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