This is an analysis of the poem Reptiles And Roses that begins with:

So crystal clear it is to me
That when I die I cease to be,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab Xcc ccc ddd eee fffXaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 11111100 11110100 11000101 11010101 01011011 11010101 01010101 11011101 11001101 010101001 11001101 11011101 11110101 11010111 111011101 10010101 11110101 11111100 01111101 10110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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