This is an analysis of the poem Poem Of Despair that begins with:

I know nothing, I trust in nothing,
I no longer in life see its brighter side....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XbcX aXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011010 11100110101 101111010010 11101111110 11101110010 101101011 111111111 100101110101 1010011010010 101011101110 1111010101110 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, nothing, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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