This is an analysis of the poem A Belief In The Hitting Of Bricks that begins with:

Believe nothing.
Especially if, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 01000 00101000011 11001010 1101 100101001010 11010111 1001001001 10100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 A Belief In The Hitting Of Bricks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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