This is an analysis of the poem Pensive I Sit And Sniff Scents that begins with:

Pensive I sit and sniff scents,
Of lavender and lilac......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaab XXXbX XaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1011111 0100111 1000111 00101001 111001 11110101 0101010100 1110111110 011010 11 1111001000 01100110 1111101 11110 11011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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