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

Out of us all
That make rhymes...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcaddefb ebghdgbibjkbdjlkfbbiiehedbdimm jcbXbjXibccenclfne
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,30,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 111 011 01 1011 01001 101 11111 0101 11 1101 111 11111 111 1011 11011 1111 1111 001 10101 001 0110 11010 01111 111 100 1010 001 101010 1011 11111 11101 1101 11111 11 01101 1111 101 111 101111 111 1110 0110 01 11000 111 01111 11000 101001 001101 11 11011 01 11 1101 0100 111 001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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