This is an analysis of the poem Pits To Spit that begins with:

Life has its peaks.
Cracks and crevices, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaaXbXX ccXXdbdcacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11100 10111 11110101 00100010 011001 00100101 100100010001 011100111 10101110 1110101 1100010 111010010 100100101 11111000 0110101 00101011001 01010001 001110001001 101010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase setbacks connects the lines.

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  • summary of Pits To Spit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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