This is an analysis of the poem Suicide Note that begins with:

'You speak to me of narcissism but I reply that it is
a matter of my life' - Artaud...

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: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 98
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; eyes, that, i, me, not are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines death is repeated).

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

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