This is an analysis of the poem I Want Too Much To Love! that begins with:

I want too much to love!
Too much I want, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A BcdX BdX A Bbc BXe A Bfbe fcXXA bX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,3,1,3,3,1,4,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1111 111001 1101 00010100 1111 11101 1110 111101 1111 1100101 11010010 1111 11111 01100111 111101 1111 1110100101 11010101 0101001101 1100101 10001 111010000100 0111110101 111101 011001 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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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  • summary of I Want Too Much To Love!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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