This is an analysis of the poem Poem For Jean Varda that begins with:

I apostrophize
panoplies & processions...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXXcccaXa bXaaXX XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000 100010 1000111 10100 1010010010 10000110 0100 101110 01010 11000 01001110100 110100100 010010 1010 101111 11 010100 1011010010 10110101010 01001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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