This is an analysis of the poem Lost Meaning And Value that begins with:

Protective become those labels to give.
Defined to identify, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcbbdcXdedbbXddXffebe X XbbXX X Xab XdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,1,5,1,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100111001 0100101 01001110010 0010101010 11010101010 01001011001010 101011010101010 001101 11110110 1110100010110 1010110100101 01011101001000111 11111011001 0101110101 1101000110001 01000010 001001101001 10001011010 0111011011101 1111000111001 0100110100101 111001001000101 11100111101 1111100011 1101100 010101 010001 1010111001 00101001001 11101001011 1 11011010101 0110011101 1 111001011101 11110101001110 1110100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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