This is an analysis of the poem Sic Vita that begins with:

I am a parcel of vain strivings tied
By a chance bond together, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXb cdeced dfdddf ghagah ijkikj dcldlc fmmfmm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001101 1011010 100011111 011111 10 11010 0101000111 110101 01010101 110111 01 1101 010011101 111001 01110101 110101 11 0111 11111011001 101101 011001 011101 11 0011 1101010111 010001 11010011 111100 01 0111 1111111111 110011 01111101 110111 01 0011 11110101010 110101 11110101 1111010 01 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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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