This is an analysis of the poem I Hang Limp On The Creator's Pen that begins with:

I hang limp on the Creator's pen
Like a large drop of lilac gloss-paint....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cXXcXa aded efeefXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 101101111 1011101001 0011010110 00101111010 101011101 011011011 1011110110 011001011 1011010010 111001101 1010111010 10111010011 101001101 101001011 111001001 111101101 111010111 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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