This is an analysis of the poem What 'Is' The Purpose that begins with:

What 'is' the purpose of information,
If it is not correct? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXbXbXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101000110 000101 1010001010 001011101 1000101001 11110101 1111001010 11001 010100011010 0001001010 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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