This is an analysis of the poem When quitting time, I am that begins with:

When quitting time, I am
Myself eternity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 110100 110101 110110 10101110 01001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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