This is an analysis of the poem When Caught that begins with:

There are those who escalate,
Reasons they should be offended....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb ccab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111101 10110010 01001110111 1000100110001 1010010101101 11011101001 111 101011001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of When Caught;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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