This is an analysis of the poem Tossed, Kicked And Thrown To Puncture that begins with:

Tossed, kicked and thrown to puncture.
And those who have been deflated, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE X CBFGH XX CBFGHXABCDE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,5,2,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 11110010 10111011 1101001 001010011111 111010011001 1100010010 01100010100 1010101 01011101 11001010110100101 1 111010011001 1100010010 01100010100 1010101 01011101 11001010110100101 1111010 11110010 10111011 1101001 001010011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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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