This is an analysis of the poem Why Feed The Early Signs Of Boredom? that begins with:

Why feed the early signs of boredom
With sinister and dismal thought,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababcccdada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 01001101 111101010 01010101 01010111 11011001 11011101 11110101 01011010 01011101 011101110 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 418
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.

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