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

We come like bats that out of a dark cave
Have suddenly been scared into the day,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXcbXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110011 1100010001 1111111111 01001000101 1111100111 11110001100 1111101101 0101011111 1111010011 1101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 431
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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 Life And Death.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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