This is an analysis of the poem Carson Mccullers that begins with:

she died of alcoholism
wrapped in a blanket...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbc de afd ac cf b aeX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,3,2,2,1,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110 10010 1011 1110 10 1010 101100 10101 0100 0101 01111 00 10100100 010010 101010 1111001 0111 101 1101 0101 1 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 46
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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