This is an analysis of the poem Overnight They Wish that begins with:
They wish to take back this,
And take back that....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb dbeb ecbda ffb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110110 1111 110010101 1011001 1110100 110011 10101010 11110101 1101 10010 1111001 110111001 00111 10111001011 10110101 10101101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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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