This is an analysis of the poem Should I Reconsider My Obstinance? that begins with:

Should I reconsider my obstinance?
With the acknowledgement, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbcbX decabcc XedffaXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101100 000100 10101 011011 11110101 1100001111 10000 11 10101 11001010 10100100 11010010 1101010 01101010 1 1111 1010100110100 11010100 111010110 1001101 000100010100 110110101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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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