This is an analysis of the poem Sniffing For Treats Left By Teasers that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcX decXX fcfgb aegacXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010101 01001001001011 101 101010100111 101010100 110100110111 00100100010 101011010101 11110111 10111110 1111101111 0010111110 110001011 111101011 010111001011 1101001111 1010101010011100 0110010101010 11100101011 11100011010 10010101010100 10011100111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Sniffing For Treats Left By Teasers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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