This is an analysis of the poem Until Her Death that begins with:

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UNTIL her death!' the words read strange yet real, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bccbX deed X fggf X hbbh a fhhf a ijji X kllk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0101011111 1101110011 0001110101 1110110101 1 00111111010 0101111011 1100011111 11010101110 1 01010001110 1101110101 00010001001 11100101010 1 010001001110 01001111010 1101011001 01010101110 1 01111011010 1111000101 1111010001 10011101010 1 11010101110 1101010001 1011110001 01110101010 1 11111110111 00111100111 1111010101 01000111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; or is repeated.

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

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