This is an analysis of the poem Where Is The Common Sense? that begins with:
If there were degrees awarded,
For those earning diplomas in 'Incompetence'......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXab baXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001010 1110010010000 11100010 01010100100 110100101 100101 1110111001 10001111010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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