This is an analysis of the poem Ode To Tomatoes that begins with:

The street
filled with tomatoes...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbdefghbhcdGbijhbhbbXbakaaXhXdXlidXbkdiimnllXXcbhjXmkhXbkfahnjiiacGXalnbXbdhaebbach
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 86,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 10010 11 10 10 1 1 0 011 01 1 101 0010 1010 0011 01 010 010111 1 01 1101 0110 1010 1100 01 011 01100 0100011 100 01 1 00101 1 100 01 1 01 1000 1100010 010 100001 00110 10101010 1 1 1 010 10010 10011000 10 1 010 101010 00010 001 10 1 01 010 101000 0010 001 1 101 01 11 11 0101011 010 0011 101 010 101 1 01 01000 001 00100101 1010 11 11 1111 001110 01 010010 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1077
  • Average number of words per stanza: 179
  • Amount of lines: 86
  • Average number of symbols per line: 12 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ode To Tomatoes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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