This is an analysis of the poem Where Is My Ruined Life ? that begins with:

WHERE is my ruined life, and where the fame
Of noble deeds?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdXd dede cdfd cefe ghgh eheh didi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011101 0101 1111111101 1101 1100010100 1001 1001010100 1001 0101110101 1101 1001010101 1001 1101010100 0101 1111011111 1001 0111110100 1101 10001011111 1001 1011011111 0111 1111101101 1101 1101010001 1011 111111001100 1111 0110110111 0101 1011101101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word where is repeated.

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