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

Deep in the man sits fast his fate
To mould his fortunes, mean or great: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffggcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011101 01010111 01010101 11010101 01011001 0110101011 11110101 010110101 11111111 11010101 01010101 01000101 10100011 10011101 11011101 00110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 585
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Fate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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