This is an analysis of the poem Xxix that begins with:

I think of thee !--my thoughts do twine and bud
About thee, as wild vines, about a tree,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabXacbcbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101111111 0111110101 11111111101 0101011101 1111100101 1011110101 11101010100 0111010111 1011111111 111101001101 11001110101 01001101111 1101111011 11110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 643
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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; and is repeated.

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