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

Ay, thou art for the grave; thy glances shine
Too brightly to shine long; another Spring ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbcdedeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111011101 11001101001 1101111111 1001111100 01111101001 10111100010 1111110101 10111101010 1100111111 1001010111 1111001101 01010010001 1111101011 110101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 653
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; for is repeated.

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

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