This is an analysis of the poem One And One Are Two that begins with:

1 and 1 are 2 -
That's for me and you. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXXXXXXXXcXcXcXXXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11111 11111 10101 11111 10101 11111 10101 11111 11001 11111 10111 11111 111110 11111 101010 11111 100110 11111 101010 11111 1110101 11111 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 506
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, 2 are repeated.

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