This is an analysis of the poem Is It Dead—find It that begins with:

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Is it dead—Find it—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaXbab aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 00110 101101 10001010 1101 10001111 0011 100001010 10100 10101 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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