This is an analysis of the poem Destiny that begins with:
They deliver the edicts of God
without delay...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X X a a a X X b X c X d d e f X d a c X c f X d b cXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101001001 0101 110101010 0010 101110 1001001100 1011010 010010110 0111 010010 0101 00100100 1010001 10010010 0101001 0111 1101 1101 1010010 1011 11 10101101011 1010010 1011 01010 1010010 10100010
- Amount of stanzas: 27
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 22
- Average number of words per stanza: 4
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Destiny;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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