This is an analysis of the poem Who In This World that begins with:

Who in this world
can understand what...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdebefeggeb dbaecaf deefXfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 11011 1010100 011000100 011000010 10010010 00111010 11000101 100110001 01000101 110011010 1101101 1111 11010010 0101000010 00110110 111001 1010100 00101010 100001 10011 110001010 0100011 11101 010010 101011 1010101 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Who In This World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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