This is an analysis of the poem At The Edge Of The Body that begins with:

At the edge of the body
there is said to be...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcdce XfcghfXaggX gcijje ccdahecb icXcf XhhbifX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,6,8,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 10100 01010 1011 111 10010 001 001 101 10011 0010 1010010 10010 1010 1001001 11100 010010 10000100 11 101 110 011010 0010001 01001001 0001 11010 111 0100100 011010 10111 101 001001 01 0110 11110 110110 1001 01001 11101111001 01001 10 001001 10 0010 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of At The Edge Of The Body;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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