This is an analysis of the poem The Heart Of Sadness that begins with:

IT is not, Dear, because I am alone,
For I am lonelier when the rest are near, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede ffffXeeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0011011101 11110010111 1111011111 1101011111 1101111111 0111110101 0101111111 1011011110 1111110101 0101011111 0101100111 010111101 1111011111 0111011110 1111011101 11001111100 0101111111 1101111101 1111110111 11011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, through are repeated.

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