This is an analysis of the poem Imitation that begins with:

I saw the Death, and she was seating
By quiet entrance at my own home,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddc eaaefggfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111110 110101111 1101010011 1111111010 11110011 01010001010 10110100010 111010101 110101110001 11011010 111111010 1111010101 0100101010 0101010101 11010001 11010100010 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; my, and, of, where are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Imitation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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