This is an analysis of the poem Vale` - Egypt's Might Is Tumbled Down that begins with:

Egypt's might is tumbled down
Down a-down the deeps of though;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaX babba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010101 1010111 10011101 100101 1011101 1010001 10010111 1010111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; down is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase down connects the lines.

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