This is an analysis of the poem Lives Limited In Meaning that begins with:

Could this be an estimation,
Underestimated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCBD EFAED gCbCBH AbCBD EFAED BCBH BCBHXHCgCH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,5,5,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010 101010 01 0111 11010 1100010 110101 0001 11 11010 11010101 01 111001101 01 111100 010 10011010 101010 01 0111 11010 1100010 110101 0001 11 11010 11001101 01 111100 010 11001101 01 111100 010 1100010 01 1010101 01 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Lives Limited In Meaning;
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