This is an analysis of the poem Here—now—our Age Of Socialism!... that begins with:

Here—now—our age of socialism!
Here in the thick of life below....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdXd Xbeb efXf XaXa XcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101010 10010101 010010100 00010111 110100010 101011101 01010101 0101110 11001011 01110101 11110101 01110111 11110010 01010111 11011101 110100111 11110101 01011111 110101010 01110111 11110101 01010100 111100110 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words here, like are repeated.

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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