This is an analysis of the poem Kiss It Away that begins with:

There´s a shadow on the sun I see it risin´
Kiss it away, Kiss it away...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXBXcbcbXaddaXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110111010 10011001 1101110111010 10011001 1011101 11010 11101111101 11110100111110 111001111001 1011110010111 1101010101 111111101 111111 111 1110111111 1011101011 11001000111001 1001111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 723
  • Average number of words per stanza: 159
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, away, kiss, we, d, i are repeated.

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

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