This is an analysis of the poem Earth Is Enough that begins with:

We men of Earth have here the stuff
Of Paradise - we have enough!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11011101 01011101 11110101 01000101 110100101 11010101 11010101 11010101 110101001 11010101 01010111 010100111 110100101 01010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, of, no, other, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, here are repeated.

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