This is an analysis of the poem Hon. Henry Bennett that begins with:

It never came into my mind
Until I was ready to die...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXaXaccbXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01010011 01111001 1101110101001 11110011101 11111001110010 1010101001001 111101101 10101110101 1101101100101 010101001001 010010101001 1111010 110010011011010 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 583
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word of is repeated.

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