This is an analysis of the poem Come, Come ! What Do I Here? that begins with:

COME, come ! what do I here ?
Since he is gone ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababCcdeedX XfafCcgccgX cacaCXfhhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1101 11010101 11101 11 1101 1111 1101 1001 1111 1 110111 1111 111111 1101 11 1111 0101 1111 0101 0101 1 011101 1101 1011111 1111 11 1110 1110 0111 0111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 327
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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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