This is an analysis of the poem A Requiem that begins with:

Neobule, being tired,
Far too tired to laugh or weep,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccba XdCCdX efggfe ahCCha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 11100111 00101011 1010101 10101 11111010 10001 1110101 1011101 1010011 1001101 1010100 101001 0010111 1010111 1110111 1010111 1000101 101110 0011101 1011101 1010011 1011101 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of A Requiem;
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