This is an analysis of the poem Unless A Chemistry One Has Is Addressed that begins with:

Disappointed with the mates they've solicited,
And thinking of a special one now ditched......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcc AABB DEBBb AABBb ABBB CACAFG CACAFG DEBBb DEBBbBBbBXBb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,5,4,6,6,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101000110100 1100010111 1000111 0010100101 1010001011 110101101 10110101 111101001 10001011 11010100101 01010011001 11100010001 1 1010001011 110101101 01010011001 11100010001 1 101000110100 1100010111 10110101 111101001 01001101001 101111101 010011001101 111010101001 011101 01111010111 01001101001 101111101 010011001101 111010101001 011101 01111010111 10001011 11010100101 01010011001 11100010001 1 10001011 11010100101 01010011001 11100010001 1 0100010001 0100010001 1 0100010001 1 0100010001 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to, chemistry, thought, be, best are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

    The author used the same words disappointed, a, preferences at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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