This is an analysis of the poem I Slow Was Losing that begins with:

I slow was losing my poor mind
By doors of her, with whom I'm crazy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCX Xdcd ebeaXCeAe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110111 110001010 01110101 110111110 11110100 11110011 101100001 0110011 01010011 011110010 110101001 11010110 01110101 110100111 11110111 11010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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