This is an analysis of the poem In Protective Custody that begins with:
In a world of decay,
And accepted decadence....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaXX Xabbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 001001 1010100 11110010 0111101 0010100 0010100100 00110101010 01001111011010 101001100 11110100010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- 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 In Protective Custody;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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