This is an analysis of the poem Twin Idols that begins with:

There are two phrases, you must know,
So potent (yet so small)... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcX XdadcbcX XeedfbfX cdcdgbgX ghghfbfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110111 110111 110000111 111111 11010101 110101 01010101 10101110 01100100 010101 11010111 1010101 11010100 011101 01111111 0101110 11010111 010010 11110011 0110101 10010111 010101 11110011 0101110 01011111 011101 11010011 011101 00010101 111101 01010101 10101110 11011101 010101 10110101 110001 11000101 011101 01110101 10101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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