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

O thou the last fulfilment of life,
Death, my death, come and whisper to me! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab ba XX Xc cd dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110001 111111001 1101111111 11111011101 11111111111111 1101011010100 1101011 111001011 0101010 10100101011 10010011101 1101010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Death;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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