This is an analysis of the poem Depleted Of An Energy that begins with:

Depleted of an energy,
I once sought with a seeking......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcd Adce Xebf AcAg hfhc ccgabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01001100 1110010 01001000 0110001 01001100 110111 11001100 11101 010100111 011010111 110100111100 1100100111011 01001100 1011011001 01001100 111000001111 0100101 1011110 10111010 111110101 1110110100 001011100101 1010110010111 0101101100 1101101010 00100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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.

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

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

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

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