This is an analysis of the poem I Know Not What Course Others May Take! that begins with:
Is life so dear?
Or peace so sweet! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXDeX fa gX gfgXXhd eXhDgX ggg bXhXXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,2,7,6,3,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111 1111 10010101011100 0100101 111111011 1111 111001111 1 101111101 11101 1111111011 1011011 11 110010101010 1110011111 01011 001010100 110111011101111 1101 011101101011110 1011000010110 111111011 101 10111100001111 111101 1011 111100010 1 111001111 10010001010100 11 01001101111110110 0010110111010
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, to are repeated.
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