This is an analysis of the poem Where Is The Satisfaction One Gets that begins with:

Where is the satisfaction one gets...
To play hide and seek, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAACD EF dafd XggaddXcXchdd dh ABAACD AAHGAI EF eddae AAHGAI fdddahXAhaahh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,4,13,2,6,6,2,5,6,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101011 01111 011 11101 00110 100101110 100110101 0101100010100 11011010100 11011111 0011010100100 1000110100110 010111 10101 01010010 11010 01100101111 1011110101 11100110010 011101010010 10100101001 11110 01001 1100110 011110 001010 1010101 100101011 01111 011 11101 00110 100101110 11010 1010000110 111010101 110111 110101100 010111001 100110101 0101100010100 11101010010 01011001 00101000100 10110 001111 11010 1010000110 111010101 110111 110101100 010111001 1100100100 101010001 1111100101 1101010 01001010 1100101111 100101011 10001 10010100 10011100 001001101 00100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 is repeated.

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  • summary of Where Is The Satisfaction One Gets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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