This is an analysis of the poem The Short Fear that begins with:

My awkward grossness grows: I go down, through
I maintain my self in the conviction... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXa X aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011111 1011100010 1111101110 1110010100 1001101101 0110110100 0111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 66
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; i is repeated.

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