This is an analysis of the poem In Prison that begins with:

In prison
without being accused...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bc XX Xc bX aX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 011001 111100 11010011 10 110 10 10010 11010 11 11 110 110 111 111101 010 1 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 30
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words or, no are repeated.

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  • summary of In Prison;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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