This is an analysis of the poem The Last Prophecy Of Cassandra that begins with:

THE sun is fading in the skies,
And evening shades are gathering fast;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eaea fgfg hihi hchc agag iiii jjjj klkl akak jmjm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010001 110111001 11011111 11111101 111101001 10110101 11011101 01011101 11111101 01110101 111100101 01000100 11111101 01010101 11110101 11011101 1100011001 11110101 11110101 01110101 11001101 11111111 10110101 11110101 1111010010 11101101 110111010 01010101 11010101 01011101 11010101 11010101 110101001 10111101 11100101 01010101 10111011 11010101 11110101 11011101 11001101 111111011 10110111 11110101 11110101 01110101 010101001 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; thy, and, ye, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ye, and are repeated.

    The author used the same words go, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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