This is an analysis of the poem Turned Upside Down that begins with:

Turned upside down,
That frosted glaze....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcCB ABcXbd DEDDCc AeAcfcf DEDDCc ABcCBX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1101 10 01001 110111 1111 1101 10 10101010 10 1010 10101010 010101 010101010 1101010 110101 1 1111 11001 1111 11010 01111101 10 11110101 10101010 010101 010101010 1101010 110101 1 1111 1101 10 01001 110111 0101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Turned Upside Down;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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