This is an analysis of the poem The Junk Man that begins with:

I am glad God saw Death
And gave Death a job taking care of all who are tired of living: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXaXaXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 11101101011110010 11010011111100101 1011110110011010010 1100101101101100 11010101111010 10011101010111 11011 1101 0101 1101011010100111010110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, clock are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Junk Man;
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