This is an analysis of the poem Pass The Crack that begins with:

What can be said to those who are 'not'
Deaf, dumb or blind? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAbXca XAccdXbcXc XA dXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101111 1111 011111010 110101 110101001010 0010011010 110101111 1111 1101011 111001010 0001000101101 1011001010 11100010111 1101000101010 10101001 10110110101000 110101111 1111 101 10111 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Pass The Crack;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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