This is an analysis of the poem Why Isn'T Anyone Obeying The Rules? that begins with:

Why isn't anyone obeying the rules?
'Rules? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XabcccX d c bacXeX b dXeX ccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,1,1,6,1,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010001001 10 11 0110001 1101 101111001 1001001 0101110101 11011 110111101001 101010011001 1101010011 10010 0110101011110 001 111101110011 1 1011010010 1011011 0011010010101001 111 1 101 1111111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; should, i are repeated.

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