This is an analysis of the poem Concepts Of Totalitarianism that begins with:

Quietly swept in unsuspecting steps,
Towards concepts of totalitarianism....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbXbXXAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010101 0110011010010 01101011 101100101101 11111100110 0010110010 01111010101 1001010101 10110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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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