This is an analysis of the poem I Tried To Think A Lonelier Thing that begins with:

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I tried to think a lonelier Thing... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXaX bXb XXXX aXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,3,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110101001 1101110 1101000010001 01010100 1110001 1100000100 0101001 0001110000 0101010 1111010 0100100000 1111010 1111010 0110001010 0101010 11110101 11000010 1110001010 01100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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