This is an analysis of the poem Casino that begins with:

My mind is shuffling its deck tonight,
slipping one card over another, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXX XdeaXaea XXcbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100101 101110010 100110101010 01010100 0100010001 10101100 01011010 1001101 11100101 01111111 1010101 01011010001 01110101 10111001 011010101 01011001 101111010 101010101 111100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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.

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  • summary of Casino;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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