This is an analysis of the poem When Did Truth Become A Perception that begins with:

When did truth become a perception,
And not an expectation....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABA cXcXXXAABA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010010 1111010 1000110 101011010 100101001 1101010 001010111 11001100 11110100100 101010010 1111010 1000110 101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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.

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