This is an analysis of the poem My Firm Belief Is, That Pizarro that begins with:

My firm belief is, that Pizarro
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: limerick
  • Metre: 110101010 011010110 001101 001101 1011000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 My Firm Belief Is, That Pizarro;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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