This is an analysis of the poem State's Attorney Fallas that begins with:

I, the scourge-wielder, balance-wrecker,
Smiter with whips and swords;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaXbXcXXXXXcaXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101010 100111 1100010001 110011000110 10010010111010 11111111111 1101010101 1101010101 0111111101 111100 1101010 0111 1101011111 0111011111 11011011010 1111110100 010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 635
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, my, and are repeated.

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

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