This is an analysis of the poem Farewell, Life! My Senses Swim that begins with:

Farewell, Life! My senses swim,
And the world is growing dim; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd ddeeaaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 1010101 1011101 1011001 1010101 1010101 1010101 11010101 1010101 1011101 1011101 1111101 10011101 1011101 1011101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; colder is repeated.

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