This is an analysis of the poem Fragments - Lines 0019 - 0030 that begins with:

Kyrnos, as I work my craft let a seal be set upon
These words of mine, and they will never be stolen unremarked,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbbaXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10111111010101 110111010010001 101001001010101 1001101011101010 0101001001110 11110100111101001 001001011010011101 1010110111101 01010011101011111 1010101111101 001001111010101011 01010101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 739
  • Average number of words per stanza: 137
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Fragments - Lines 0019 - 0030;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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