This is an analysis of the poem Die Before You Die that begins with:

Ironic, but one of the most intimate acts
of our body is...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX ab Xb XX abX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110011001 01100 1 110001111011111 1101010111 1011101010 010 111110 101 1111111 111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 63
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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