This is an analysis of the poem Tie The Strings To My Life, My Lord, that begins with:

Tie the strings to my life, my Lord,
Then I am ready to go!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb adXd cefeXcbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101111 1111001 1011010 10101 11010101 111101 11110010 101011 11011010 1101101 11010101 111111 010011101 1011101 11011111 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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