This is an analysis of the poem One Year Ago—jots What? that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaabc XcbbXb ddbbbaabaaddd bXeaXbe ddddXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,6,13,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110111 110111 1111 110101 11010 11010010 0111000100 1101010101 1101110101 0101000100 1101 110101 101101 110101 111111 011101001 110111 111101 11111101 0101 01110 11110 0101010110 1101 11101 11 1101 1101 100100 01010111 111101 0001000111 0101010101 111111 111111 111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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