This is an analysis of the poem Adrian Henri's Last Will And Testament that begins with:

`No one owns life, but anyone who can pick up a Fryingpan owns death.'
William Burroughs...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 104 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 18
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Adrian Henri's Last Will And Testament;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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