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

I heard such a curious story
Of Santa Claus. Once, so they say,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdXcd aeXeXXdX dfgfdhch icgcabib Xdidbfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010010 01011111 1110111001 01111011 111011010 011110100 00100111011 001011001 100010010 11011101 11111101111 001011001 110111110 11111111 01011111001 111111100 100111010 11001011 101011111111 11001101 111011110 11101111 11111111110 11101111 110110010 11011111 001011011101 101011001 111010010 11011111 111010101101 01101001 1111111010 11011011 011110111010 11001101 110111011 11111111 111010110010 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 316
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, each, for, and, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Curious Story;
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