This is an analysis of the poem I Went To Heaven,-- that begins with:

I went to heaven,--
'T was a small town,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacdcdXcXcXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 11011 10010 1001 10101 1011 100110 111 10101 0101 100100 1101 11010 110 1101 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of I Went To Heaven,--;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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