This is an analysis of the poem To Death that begins with:

Death! where is thy victory?
To triumph whilst I die,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcdeeXfeffgg hbhbgbgbihhiabhbhgbgg jkjjkXhhcch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,21,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101100 010111 01011101 1011001 111011 11010101 1101111101 11110100110 1001001110 0101001001 11010101 0100101 1101010001 1101110111 1101110100111 01010001 11010101 11011101 11000101 100101 100101 01111101001 01110101001 11011101101 110101 110101 01101 100100 1111111101 0111110101 0100110011 0101010001 11010111001 01010010111 1001010101 110011110101 1011101101 11010001001 1010111 010010111 110011 10110011101 0111010101 11000101 11010001 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 435
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; s, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, that, perish are repeated.

    The author used the same word tremble at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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