This is an analysis of the poem If He Dissolve—then—there Is Nothing that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abaXcdc dbXb Xede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0101110101 01111 01101 11110 10101 110101 11 1111011 10011 110111 01001 11010110 0101 0101011 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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