This is an analysis of the poem My Heart Is Lame that begins with:

My heart is lame with running after yours so fast
Such a long way,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010111 1011 11110110110111 0101 11010101100101 1101 1101010111 111111 110100110111 111101 1101010001101 111101010111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of My Heart Is Lame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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