This is an analysis of the poem Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda that begins with:

All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Layin' in the sun,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 10001 10101 11010101 11101010 110111 01100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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