This is an analysis of the poem Someone To Believe that begins with:
I want to be elated.
I want to be, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABaCDAA CcCXCEc CaCaCEd CEc CEc ABaCDAA CEEfcXCEEfcffdf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,3,3,7,15,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100010 1100 101 110101 11010 0101 11101 11 11010 11 1100 111 11001 010111111 11 00010 11 00101 111 11001 11010110101 11 11001 111010101 11 11001 0101111111 1100010 1100 101 110101 11010 0101 11101 11 11001 010111 10 1111 11 11001 010111 10 11111 0010 111110010 01110111 010110
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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, want, to, happy are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines want, happy are repeated).
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