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

Then Almitra spoke, saying, "We would ask now of Death."
And he said: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a X b X b c a d X X d d c a d X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101111010 111 11101001 1111100111000101 0111111110011001010001 011010101001101111001001 11111110101010111 00101110101110100001 111100101111001 1011000100100100 110101010000101110101110001011010 0010110010100111101001 101111000100 110001101100011010001 1100110101010010110111011111010 10111001001011011 1111101011110101 11011111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 75 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 15
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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