This is an analysis of the poem On And On that begins with:
On and on...
I'll keep believing, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABAC ABDE AFADfACghXh ABACfABie AFADACdGg XaBACfABDE AhFAhDfAhCdGg AIfAIXAIfAI
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,11,9,9,10,13,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111 11010 111 1111 111 11110 01011 101111 111 10110011 111 0111101 1 111 1111 1101 011101 01 001 111 11010 111 1111 1 111 11110 00111 010011 111 10110011 111 0111101 111 1111 1011 001011 101 1 1111 11010 111 1111 1 111 11110 01011 101111 111 1 10110011 111 1 0111101 1 111 1 1111 101101 001011 101 111 01111001 1 111 0011001 111 01111001 1 111 0011001
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 70
- Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; on, and, i are repeated.
The author used the same word on at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word receive at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of On And On;
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