This is an analysis of the poem I Reason, Earth Is Short that begins with:
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I reason, Earth is short—... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X XXaA XXXA XXXA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 1101010 110000000 1101 1101 1101110 010100 100101 1101 11010100 11000100 11010100 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
- Average number of words per stanza: 12
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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