This is an analysis of the poem Two Robbers that begins with:

When Death from some fair face
Is stealing life away,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dadX efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 010101 111101 111101 110111 110111 101101 111101 111101 010101 110101 1011000 111111 111101 110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Two Robbers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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