This is an analysis of the poem A House Of Cards that begins with:

A house of cards
Is neat and small: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abBbacXcBc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0111 1010 011 1011 111 1010 101 1010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • 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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  • summary of A House Of Cards;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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