This is an analysis of the poem Change And Death that begins with:

We build but for change and for death,
To whom a like homage pay glory and shame; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXXcXcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111111 01011011011 11011011001 111101111100 1001101001 01001111 110001001001 101001011011 0110100101000 10101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 447
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; for, and, to, of are repeated.

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