This is an analysis of the poem Tower Of Babel that begins with:

Annabel Lee
Is the name on the label,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b cdcXXd eXeX ffXXgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,6,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 0011010 100100 10010 111010 11110 01010 010 1 0 001110 01000 11110 11010 1111110111 1101101111 01011010 0100110101 1010011001 100100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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  • summary of Tower Of Babel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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