This is an analysis of the poem Confession that begins with:

waiting for death
like a cat...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb cd edafgfg cah adeij kkkejh eelb blkmmbXik
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,7,3,5,6,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 101 10110 1 11110101 11 1010 1 1 10 1011 10 01 1001 11 10 01111 101011 100 10 10 110 101 1 1101 10 010 10010 100 01 1010 101 1 11010 1 110 1 11 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 11 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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