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

When you and I, like all things kind or cruel,
The garnered days and light evasive hours,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111111110 01011101010 11010001010 11110101010 0111010111 01010011111 1101010111 1010111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

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  • summary of Survival;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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