This is an analysis of the poem Doubt Me! My Dim Companion! that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXXXaca XXXXacXac bXcXXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111010 111010 0101000100 1101010 010100000 110101 1111111 010111 01001100 11111000 110101110 110001 11001010 110001 100110 11010 110001 1001011 11111000 11010001 01010100 11010100 110101 0101010100 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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