This is an analysis of the poem Sad But True that begins with:

Alone and knowing it.
That's how it is, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX acbabXX bXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100 1100 110100010 100100110 10101 10110 10110100 010110011 0111010110 01001001 1111100 11011101 10111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Sad But True;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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