This is an analysis of the poem Too Incredible To Be Believed that begins with:

Does a taking an opportunity to escape,
From reality on a daily basis......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbacdXded abddecc XX fX efaX f XbedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,2,2,4,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1010110100001 00100101010 10010000010 101001 011001110 1 11010110101 0101010110100 101011010001 01110111 000101101101 001000101001 010011101000 111000010100010 00010001001010 01101010100101 00110001101000011 0100010011011001 1101001100 1010000011 1 1011 11011001011010 01001000100111010 11010101010 1101000101101 1101111 1 111111 1111010 0101111101 1100100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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  • summary of Too Incredible To Be Believed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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