This is an analysis of the poem Thought-Magnets that begins with:

With each strong thought, with every earnest longing
For aught thou deemest needful to thy soul, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc dada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101001010 1111010011 01001101110 011111 11011101010 11010101101 100100101010 111001 10010101110 1111110001 10010111010 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or is repeated.

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