This is an analysis of the poem Lying In Me that begins with:

Lying in me, as though it were a white
Stone in the depths of a well, is one ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdad ceXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001110001 100100101 1001110011 001001001 1001010011 1111001111 0011011110 101010001101 1101110001 1011000111 01010100100 11010000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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