This is an analysis of the poem Who Is The Blame that begins with:

Discriminated and intimidated.
Knowing they've been wronged, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaabCBa ADbCBA EBbCDF GfeXce AGbCBA EBbCDF ADbCBfFe BdBBdHbCBfFXeXBdBbdHba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,6,6,6,8,22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101010 10101 11110 1 1001 10101 101 1010100110 101010101 1 1001 10101 111 01010101110 100010101 1 1001 10100010 1001 101001001 01001 01101 101010101 01001 1111 01010101010 101001001 1 1001 10101 111 01010101110 100010101 1 1001 10100010 1001 1010100110 101010101 1 1001 11 1010101 1111 001101 11 101 11100100 11 0101 0010101 1 1001 11 10101 1111 001 1101 11 101 11100100 011 0101 0010101 1 010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Who Is The Blame;
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