This is an analysis of the poem In Fear that begins with:

You ride.
I don't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADEFGHAIBCAfXfCfcfXXafXaXABCADEFGHAIBCXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 43,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 11 11 11 101 11 11 11 11 111 111 11 11 11 110 1 11 1 11 1 110 111 01 111111 11 1010101 11 11 11 11 11 11 101 11 11 11 11 111 111 11 11 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 459
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 10 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of In Fear;
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