This is an analysis of the poem Values And Correctness that begins with:

Values and correctness,
Of one's life based on opinion...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXX XbdbcXa adXXcXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 01111010 110010 1010010 101101 11011 1100111 101010001101 101010011010 010101110 10110110101 100011 1100111101010 1101001 01101001111 111100100 10101010 0100111 110101101101 1100111111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Values And Correctness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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