This is an analysis of the poem When Has That Not Been Observed? that begins with:

They are not deceivers.
They are believers of being thieves....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXbcXcXXXaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111100 110100101 1111001 110111101 0101010 10011 11 01000001101 01 01001100 111100101010 1110101101 1101 11010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 436
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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  • summary of When Has That Not Been Observed?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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