This is an analysis of the poem Passers-By that begins with:

Passers-by,
Out of your many faces ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbacdcXed AXXbXXXe dXbdXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1011010 110001 11011 010011 111110 1110111 010101011 1001110 101 101011011 1001001 11010010 1111011 01011010 11 11111 1 101 11 111 110 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Passers-By;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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