This is an analysis of the poem I Lived On Dread that begins with:

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I lived on Dread—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110 0111 010010 010000100 01001000 1101000010 010101 01010101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of I Lived On Dread;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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