This is an analysis of the poem Weekend Glory that begins with:

Some clichty folks
don't know the facts,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaa bababcdc ee eebedfff edaceXe ggfhiaha dgXg djijfefe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,2,8,7,8,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101 10110 11011 1011 110010 11001 111 00101 1011 1101 10011 101 0110110111 11010111001 11101 10101 11111 11101 11111 11111 111101 111101 101101 1111 01111 11111 111111001 101001 1001 11011 1111 11111 10100 1111 1111 1101010 0101 1011010 0101 111110 111 11110 10111 0111 11101 001001 1111 1101001 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Weekend Glory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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