This is an analysis of the poem In Search Of Cinderella that begins with:

From dusk to dawn,
From town to town,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabcbAacbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0101 010101 11010101 010101 0101 1101 110111 11110111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of In Search Of Cinderella;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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