This is an analysis of the poem Thoughts On The Cosmos that begins with:

I
I do not hold with him who thinks ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb X ccdd X XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 11110111 010100101 110101110 110101110 1 1101001 11110101 11011001 11011101 1 11110101 11010111 11110101 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Thoughts On The Cosmos;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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