This is an analysis of the poem With Their Wishes To Be 'Freaky' that begins with:

I think I've been called,
Every derogatory name there is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXa XXX XXcbbX bdbccc dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,6,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 10001010110 11101110101 0100111101 111110100 0111101 1 0101 10111011101 10011 110010010100 101011110100 10111101 011010101 100011001011 11110111100 11011111111 01011101010 011001 10111110101 01100010011001 11 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i is repeated.

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  • summary of With Their Wishes To Be 'Freaky';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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