This is an analysis of the poem True Story that begins with:

they found him walking along the freeway
all red in...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdeXfb ghaigjj fklXaihei hlffh bXbbj aXaafck dlg X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,9,5,5,7,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001011 110 1 111001011 1110100 0100 1001 11110 1111110 1 111101 01101 1010 010 111111 10 01 1111000 10 110101 1 1 1010 1010 011 0 110101000 1 11000 1000 1 100100101 01 001 01 101 011 101 11010 01 0100110 11 1 11110 1 1 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (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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  • summary of True Story;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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