This is an analysis of the poem Ban The Void that begins with:

Ban the void.
Tch....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXAXAXAX XXAXbXAcdXA bXAcXAXeXAXA fXAXaXAeeXA adgA XXd eXgAAgA fcX AXAXAg ghX X Xh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,12,11,4,3,7,3,6,3,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1 101 11 101 1 101 11 101101 1 101 11 111111 1 101 11011010 1101010111 1 101 11111011 1 101 110111010 1 101 111010010 1100110101 1 101 1 101 11010111 1 101 11 110010110 1 101 111101101 101110101110 1 101 11101 11101111101 1 101 110101 1101110 1011 110111 11110111110 1 101 101 1 101 1010111 1101110 1010 101 1 101 11 101 1 10000 010100 1001100100 11101 1 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tch, she, ban, void are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she's, i, ban are repeated.

    The author used the same words she, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines void is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word void at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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