This is an analysis of the poem There Is One That Has A Head Without An Eye that begins with:

There is one that has a head without an eye,
And there's one that has an eye without a head: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010111 11111110101 111010011 11101 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of There Is One That Has A Head Without An Eye;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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