This is an analysis of the poem The 'troof' Is In The Taste Of The Pudding that begins with:

People believe,
They should be treated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddcede XdXed XcXXcXeede X Xbeae XX cb X cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,10,1,5,2,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 11010 0101 10111101 111 1111001101 01011111010 01010001 1100101011 111101001 010100100 111 10101001110 001010010 1111110 111100 1100001100 11 1111 1111011010 011 111010 110111011 11010 111 1 101 1010 0110101111 110101101110 1 11 010 1110010110101 1110011000 111110111 10100010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The 'troof' Is In The Taste Of The Pudding;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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