This is an analysis of the poem Destruction that begins with:
At my side the Demon writhes forever,
Swimming around me like impalpable air; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaa cccc dXd ccXXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 11101010010 1001111001 1111111110 1110101010010 10110111110 10001010101 11001100010 1101000111 1111100101 1011000100 0100001001011 1001010111 10010011101 1110010101 010111101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; and is repeated.
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- summary of Destruction;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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