This is an analysis of the poem Unfolded Out Of The Folds that begins with:

UNFOLDED out of the folds of the woman, man comes unfolded, and is
always to come unfolded;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcdaebXdfedfcaXcddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010100100101101010 1101010 01010100100100010010 1001001 010100100100010100 1 010101000110001010101 00110 0101010001000100010110 100110111101 0101001110010111011 01011100111 01011001000110101110 11010010001 01010010010111010 011100100 0101001000101100010 0101001000010011001 01001101011101001 100100100100101010 101010010111010 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 212
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, unfolded, only, out, woman are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase unfolded connects the lines.

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