This is an analysis of the poem Too Much that begins with:
Too much to know.
Too much that is......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abc XcXc XXXd dabX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1101 1110 100 11101 110101 1100101 011100101 1111101 0010001 0101010 010100101 1101 01 10 1001001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; too, much are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.
The author used the same word too at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Too Much;
- central theme;
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