This is an analysis of the poem I Lookd & In A Moment Run that begins with:

I look & in a moment run
The poison thro' my veins...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 010111 11011111 0111001 11000101 111111 10101101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of I Lookd & In A Moment Run;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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