This is an analysis of the poem I Shall Soon Fall Prey To Rot that begins with:

I shall soon fall prey to rot.
Though it's hard to die, it's good to die;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb cXdX aXdd aXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 101010001 11111110 111111101 01111110 11101001 1111100110 101110101 101010001 1110011 111110100 1111100010 1010101010 11100010001 001011111011 0011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i, my are repeated.

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