This is an analysis of the poem The Poet Ridiculed By Hysterical Academics that begins with:

Is it, then, your opinion
Women are putty in your hands? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cacb dede faXa XgXg bbbb hbhb fXfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011010 10110011 00010101 010111 1111011 100111010 01010101 1101010 11001101 01010111 10010101 101101 010100111 01010101 0100101 101001 11000110 011101010 01010011 1111010 11010111 101111010 110101001 0101010 11010101 11010010 11110111 011111 11100101 1101 11010101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, ah are repeated.

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  • summary of The Poet Ridiculed By Hysterical Academics;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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