This is an analysis of the poem Avoidance Of What 'Is' that begins with:

An avoidance of what 'is'...
Does not make what 'is', ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXa XaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 11111 1010101 001010101 011101 0101010 110101011011 11001101001 0010101010001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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