This is an analysis of the poem Victorious Self Righteousness that begins with:

They are all equally demented.
Convinced of their own self worth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcc XabXXcaa aabacXXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100010 0101111 010100100 00100101 11001 11010001 1111010 0010101 0010101110 11000101 1110101101 10011010 1011010 110101 100010111001 1010101 0101101 100011101 00011100110 1100001011 0101000 0001001100 111101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; have, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Victorious Self Righteousness;
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