This is an analysis of the poem The Tenants Of The Little Box that begins with:

Throw into the little box
A stone...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXb Xa Xa C AaX bcXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,1,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1000101 01 11101 10111 111010100 101101 11101000101 0101111 1000101 01 1110101 1011 1111 0101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 The Tenants Of The Little Box;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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