This is an analysis of the poem Toledo that begins with:

Three widows of the Middle West
We're grimly chewing gum;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababab cdcdcX efefeX gagaXX cXcXabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 110101 01010111 010101 11010001 111101 111011101 11011 01111101 111101 10101011 0101010 111000101 110111 11110101 010101 11111101 1101100 11101100001 110111 11010101 110101 11011100 1101010 11010101 10001100 01111111 011111 11100101 100001 11011101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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