This is an analysis of the poem Careless Philosopher's Soliloquy that begins with:

I rise when I please, when I please I lie down,
Nor seek, what I care not a rush for, renown;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb acac ddeeXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111111111 11111101101 01011111001 11001001011 110101011 01011001111 1110101001 11101001001 001010101011 01111111111 101011101011 101101010001 111010111111 11001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, by are repeated.

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