This is an analysis of the poem Who And Why Are We? that begins with:
Nobody here appears who they should be.
And some are heard saying, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABC ADC eAefG CCfH AeA AfG CiI I ABC ADC i AeA AfGXCCfH
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,5,4,3,3,3,1,3,3,1,3,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111011110 111110 1101 11110111 01001 111 1 1111 1 11 01100 11101 01111 1 01 11 1 1111 11 1 01100 11101 01100 111 111 1111011110 111110 1101 11110111 01001 111 111 11 1 1111 11 1 01100 11101 01111 1 01
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
- Average number of words per stanza: 10
- Amount of lines: 42
- Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 Who And Why Are We?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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