This is an analysis of the poem When Intentions Meant Are Not Mentioned that begins with:

Can we share thoughts without speaking?
And how can that be validated? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcc dbbbbXe cdced Xeef ABfbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,5,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110 111101000 0100111 00101111 10101101 110001 0111101 1101 00110001 10101 101 11011101 110111 101010101 01111 011010101 10111101 11011101 1001010010 0010010101001 11110110 111101000 0100111001010 11001001 101011110 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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