This is an analysis of the poem Number 20 that begins with:

The pennycandystore beyond the El
is where I first...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabcdXXb e c cabXdec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100000101 0111 101 010100 100100101 01010101 0101010101 01001 1111 1111 1101010111 01110101 0110 01110 0101000101 1101010 111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Number 20;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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