This is an analysis of the poem When I Have Passed Away that begins with:

When I have passed away and am forgotten,
And no one living can recall my face, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110111010 1111010111 110100111110 0101110101 01010101010 1101110111 01010011010 1101010101 11110101110 1101000101 11111101010 0101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; of is repeated.

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