This is an analysis of the poem The Law Of Laws that begins with:

If we could roll back History
A century, let's say,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcc dedeff gegehhXbbbabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111100 010011 11010111 111101 0110101 110001 11010001 1000111 11011101 010001 10110101 010111 10010001 110111 01100010 111101 11111101 111000 11110111 110110 01010001 010100 01010001 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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