This is an analysis of the poem Euthanasia that begins with:

Take from my hand, dear love, these opening flowers.
Afar from thee they grew, 'neath alien skies ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabcdbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101111110010 01011111001 1111110101 11010111010 1111010101 11011100111 1011110101 111011011110 1011000101 1111000101 1010110101 0101010111 1101010111 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 673
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Euthanasia;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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