This is an analysis of the poem Why Do The Heroes Die? that begins with:
Unlike in fairy tales, young heroes die.
All the dazzling princes, strong men of might,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef de X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,1,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 0101011101 10100101101 10010101101 1101101001 1011110101 1100101011 1011101101 0100111101 110101111 1010011101 1101110101 1111010101 101110011 1101100101 110010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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