This is an analysis of the poem Mentioned By Demons that begins with:

I can only feel suspicious and not curiosity,
When my presence is said to be missed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101110100 111001001 10110111010110 01111110001 11111110110 1110001010011 100001101100010 111000101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Mentioned By Demons;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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