This is an analysis of the poem Finis Poloniae that begins with:

Finis Poloniae—
a phrase/figure of speech,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabc bXacc XXdd XeXXceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 0100001 10100100010010 101 010100 1101 101110 10010011101 011110101101 1101 1010101 1011001 010101010001001 011010 1010 011010110 10010010100 101111 110100110010 100010100100010 1100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

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