This is an analysis of the poem Passing For The Wise And Faking Wisdom that begins with:

Passing for the wise and faking wisdom,
The fools have arrived to preach!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXB cXAB cXAB bXXAB ddcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111010 0110101 01010101101100 0110101 101110001111 11011101101011 1010111010 0110101 101011101111 111010011111010 1010111010 0110101 11010101111 11101011 1010110 1010111010 0110101 10110100100 1100100010110 1100010100101 0110100 10101110100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Passing For The Wise And Faking Wisdom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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