This is an analysis of the poem Affixed that begins with:
Nothing kept precious is ever lost.
We keep it (them) affixed in our minds ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbcacaaaaa XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
- Metre: 101100101 110001011 0110 1001 101010011 0010101 010 01 00100001 01 01 01 1101100100 111001010111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; affixed is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word affixed is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines affixed is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase affixed connects the lines.
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