This is an analysis of the poem Trash Is Trash that begins with:

No matter how it is packaged.
Deodorized and scented for presentation....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXaaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 100011011010 101 0101100100010 111010100 0111010 111010011001 11110010001 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Trash Is Trash;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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