This is an analysis of the poem Two Fates that begins with:

Wise Providence gave our perception
The choice between two different fates:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac bdbd ceae dfgf hchc eebX geXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011010 010111001 101111010 11001101 11100101 110010001 1110101 10110101 111101110 10110101 110101110 11110101 11011110 10111111 110000110 11010001 0101110 01011111 110101010 1110101 110111010 11010001 1011101010 10111011 1101001010 11000101 0010010110 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of are repeated.

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