This is an analysis of the poem Poem To Death that begins with:

In name of the Lord I forbid you to come
Into the house where Lord willed for life to bloom...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaB ccB XbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001101101 00011111101 010110111 01101100111 01011001001 010110111 111011111101 11110101101 010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word death at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • history of its creation;
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