This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 21 - Say Over Again, And Yet Once Over Again that begins with:

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Say over again, and yet once over again,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXaabbacdcXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 110011111001 11111101010 11111111110 0101000111 1011010111 101010101010 01010101010 10101010111 111100010111 11011101011 11010111101 11111111100 0101000000101 01110010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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