This is an analysis of the poem Stain Remover that begins with:

Depending upon unreliable sources,
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcbXaXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011010010 010011 1010100110 110010000 001000010 101000100011 1100101 100100010010100 10010010010001 101111010 01101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 403
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Stain Remover;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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