This is an analysis of the poem Department Of Re-Creation that begins with:

We have heard your side of the story.
And fiction based with a wholesome taste, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX ddcebf XebfaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110010 110100101 0110010 11011 1111101 111101000101 010010010101 001001010 00100110101 001110110110 11010100001011 0010101010 0010010010010001 110011 10101000 11111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 Department Of Re-Creation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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