This is an analysis of the poem Dark Trinity that begins with:

Said I to Pain: "You would not dare
Do ill to me."...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXcXc bXbbXdXd eXedefXf dcdXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110111 11010 111011111 1110 01110111 1101 111111000 11 110110111 11110 111011111 1101 11110101 0101 110101000 11 110110111 11100 111011101 1111 11001101 1101 0100010000 11 110110101 1101 01010101 11101 11101111 1101 110101010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 405
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, said are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word said is repeated.

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

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

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