This is an analysis of the poem Part Of Speech that begins with:

...and when "the future" is uttered, swarms of mice
rush out of the Russian language and gnaw a piece...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXaXbXcac X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111000010101 110010101101 010100101 1110111 10110010101 1110010101101 11110100100100 1011011111 001111101 10100111 01011100101 0010010100101 010110 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to, part are repeated.

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