This is an analysis of the poem Some Who Came Brought Their Assumptions that begins with:

There was a meeting at the junction.
Some who came brought their assumptions, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBA DEXebX decac ABCBA DEXXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 11111010 10110010 001001 1001001 1111000100 111010 101110 1110101 11101111 0011011100 01001101 11011111 110001101 101111 00101 110101010 11111010 10110010 001001 1001001 1111000100 111010 101110 0011011100 101001 011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 Some Who Came Brought Their Assumptions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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