This is an analysis of the poem Why Do They Shut Me Out of Heaven? that begins with:
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Why—do they shut Me out of Heaven? ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X abXb XcXc aXXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 111111010 01111 111101010 10101 1001011 111 1101100 11101 10100100 00110 110010111 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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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