This is an analysis of the poem He Vows that begins with:

Every so often he vows to start a better life.
But when night comes with her own counsels,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10011011010101 111100110 001010100100 111100110 001011101101 01001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • 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; with, her are repeated.

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