This is an analysis of the poem Who Writes The Pages Of These Scripted Fantasies? that begins with:

What is it that people expect,
From those they have outwardly offended? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011001 0111100010 0111001 111001 01100100010 11010010 110100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Who Writes The Pages Of These Scripted Fantasies?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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