This is an analysis of the poem One Almost Might that begins with:

Wouldn't you say,
Wouldn't you say: one day,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXaccddeeff gg X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1011 101111 001011101011011 101011010100101 1001010110 01001000101 10110011111 101110110111 11111101011 11001011111 1111110111 101000010111 1011111101 10110011111 110101000110 1010010110111010 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word wouldn't is repeated.

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