This is an analysis of the poem I Reckon—when I Count It All that begins with:

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I reckon—when I count it all—... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXb XaXa cbXb cdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11011101 110101 110101001 110101 11010111 010101 01010101 111101 11010101 110101 01110100 1001010 01001101 111100 00110001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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