This is an analysis of the poem Sonnets From An Ungrafted Tree that begins with:

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I, being born a woman and distressed...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaabbacccccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 1101010101 1101110011 1111100001 1101110101 0111010111 11000010101 010011101 1111010101 11101100110 01110111001 11010101110 11010001101 1110001010 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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