This is an analysis of the poem Modern Love Xli: How Many A Thing that begins with:
How many a thing which we cast to the ground,
When others pick it up becomes a gem! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbacddceffedggX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11001111001 1101010101 1111010000 1101010101 1111110111 0101010101 0101010101 1101110101 11010100010 1010110101 1111010101 01010101110 1001110111 0101111101 0011111101 11110100111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 696
- Average number of words per stanza: 131
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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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