This is an analysis of the poem Fast Break that begins with:
In Memory of Dennis Turner, 1946-1984
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X ab cb cd Xe ac fg dh ia gg eX ga gd hf ib Xf di Xg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01000101011 01110011 111001101 1111101010 101011101 10010001010 0011010010 110010101 00111001010 11001010101 10010110010 11111001 00101010011 0011010101 10010100101 011011010 1010101011 11010101 011101101 1100101010 0101101001 0100101001 010110011 0101100101 1010011 1010100110 001010010001 1011110010 01011011 1100100011 10100101001 0011110 101111010 11001011101 10100101
- Amount of stanzas: 18
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
- Average number of words per stanza: 13
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Fast Break;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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