This is an analysis of the poem You Can'T Get This From A Seminar that begins with:

You can't get this,
From a seminar....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcB ddeBFD EGDD ABCBFD EGABCBXDDDDAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 00101 1101 00101 1101 001 010010 00101 01010 1101 010010 110101 0100101 0101 11110 00101 1101 00101 01010 1101 010010 110101 11110 00101 1101 00101 0100101 0101 0100101 0101 11110 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of You Can'T Get This From A Seminar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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