This is an analysis of the poem Vituperative And Harshly Censorious that begins with:

You tell others and say,
You are not impressed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC aXd dXef eXgbg ABC efcgX XaaX hh XhXbdX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,5,3,5,4,2,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 11101 111010011 111 11110011 11110011010 1111010 101011 11010011 0101011 110011010 00101 1110001 101011 100100100101 111011 11101 111010011 1111110101 101010010 10111011011 010010001000 11010010 1 10111 10111 0111101 1 110101101 1 0111 01110000 1111 1010 101011 1 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, and, what are repeated.

    The author used the same words and, you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Vituperative And Harshly Censorious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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