This is an analysis of the poem The Right To Die that begins with:

I have no fancy for that ancient cant
That makes us masters of our destinies,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXaXcXaXbbdcaaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011101 1111001100 1111011101 1001110011 1101011111 1111010111 1111011101 111101 1111 1111110101 1001110111 1101011101 1111110001 10010110000 1011000101 1101110101 1011001100 1101010101 1011000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 789
  • Average number of words per stanza: 148
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Right To Die;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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