This is an analysis of the poem Where I Have Lost, I Softer Tread that begins with:

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Where I have lost, I softer tread—... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXab aXab XXcc dddc
  • 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 111111010 1111001010 11011101 11 11111101 011111010 10101101 11 111111110 01010011000 01010011 10 11110101 11010101 11010001 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, a are repeated.

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