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

When I die, I will see the lining of the world.
The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXaabXXXbXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111101010001 01010111011 01101000010 110101011 11010100001010 1010110001 0011010101 11011010111 111100110 110110100101 1001011001 0110011110 01001001111 11010110010100 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 652
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; if is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, what, a are repeated.

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