This is an analysis of the poem Very Proud I Am that begins with:
Excited by the idea
Of exploring the depths of my boredom! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXaXbbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010010 0010010110 1010101 11111 01 1110010 110111 101011110010 111111 11111 1101001110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
- Average number of words per stanza: 57
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
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