This is an analysis of the poem As Psyche-Life Goes Down To The Shades that begins with:

As Psyche-Life goes down to the shades
In a translucent forest in Persephone's tracks,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX cbXX Xaca XXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111001 0001010010001 01101101 01001001011 011010100 1011100001 11101010 01010101 1101001001001 0100101010 1010100100110 01101010 100100101101001 01111010101 11010110101 0101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; of is repeated.

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