This is an analysis of the poem The Kid Around The Corner that begins with:

There's a kid around the corner
Who is filled with half-formed fears;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcbddXb abebfffX AeXeeece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010111 10101010 1010101 10111110 11111010 00100110 0111101 10101010 1110101 10101010 1110101 11101111 10101111 01111110 11101100 10101010 1011101 00101010 1010001 00111010 11111110 01110100 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Kid Around The Corner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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