This is an analysis of the poem With And Without A Show Of Interest that begins with:

What is it that I want from you?
Consistency! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXca dddXe eaabc XXXXa XddcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011101 0100 110101 111111010 0101010100 101010101 111100 111101 001010010 11 11100011010101 111101010 111001 01001111001 11101100 11110 101101001011 1110100110001 1 1 11101110111 1110111011111 0110001101011001 01000110 010100 1100100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of With And Without A Show Of Interest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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