This is an analysis of the poem The Origin Of Death that begins with:

In the Day ere Man came,
In the Morning of Life, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaX XbbXaa ccDDXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001111 001001 11010 010010 010 100111 110 11111 1001110 1010 1010 101011 101011 11111 11111 1111 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Origin Of Death;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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