This is an analysis of the poem Primal Death that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXccabacXcabacccbaccXabacXcabaXabacabacaaXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 45,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1 1 10 10 11 1 1 1 010 110 010 1 1 1 10 010 10 101 1 100 10 1011 1 1 1 10 101 1010 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 010 1 1 1 10 1 111 101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 7 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 1
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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