This is an analysis of the poem Leave Me A Place Underground that begins with:

Leave me a place underground, a labyrinth,
where I can go, when I wish to turn,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbX caXXXXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11011010101 111111101 011011 001011 1010011 1111101111 1010111111 111110110010 011111010 01011 01101001 011101001100 00010101100 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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