This is an analysis of the poem Which Medications Are They On? that begins with:

It's hard for me to determine,
Which ones I should follow....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXX cdcbX Xcda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 01110010 111110 11100101 1110010 11110 100011100 0010100101 00101000 001010101 010110011 1110011000100 0100100111101 11010101101011 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Which Medications Are They On?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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