This is an analysis of the poem September Song that begins with:

born 19.6.32 - deported 24.9.42
Undesirable you may have been, untouchable...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXX abbc baX cXc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,4,3,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110101 1010011100100 1011010 111010101 110101111 010011 11110110100 10110011 111 11001110 01 010101110 100101 010101011 0010001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of September Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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