This is an analysis of the poem Abandoned Houses that begins with:

Abandoned houses are
illusion reaching...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cXb dde bXX XXa ddeXdbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 01010 01 11111 110 1 110101 101 010010 1110 101111 01 1110001 101 111 011011 100100 01010 1001101 1011 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 54
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Abandoned Houses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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