This is an analysis of the poem Atmabal that begins with:

Without beginning nor end am I, Inviolable am I.
Vanquish me? In this world no such enemy is born! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XXaaXa acac bXXc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011110100011 1010011110001 101010100010 10010111000101 011011111011 10101110101 111101 110111011 110001000101011 01100100100010 110001001001011 01011110101010 1111101110 11110110101010 111110010010100 1110110110 0101100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; me, of, you are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word will at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Atmabal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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