This is an analysis of the poem Over And Undone that begins with:

IF one might hope that when we say farewell
To life, we two might but be one at last! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba ccddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111111111 0111110111 1111100101 1001010101 01110111001 01110100111 1101001111 1111111111 0100111100 0111110111 1101110111 11111101011 1101111101 011000100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; we is repeated.

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  • summary of Over And Undone;
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