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

I am riding on a limited express, one of the crack trains
of the nation. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbcaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101000110011 0010 10010100011111 10111101001010 1010101111101 1101000101101 1010 110100101101011 1010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 396
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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