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

Among the shadows where two streets cross,
A woman lurks in the dark and waits...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010111111 010100111 01110010101 100101001 101010111001 11110101110 001010101011 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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