This is an analysis of the poem Where Is My Reason? that begins with:

Where is my reason?
Too many choices, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXXdXdbdXbdabXXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 11010 111001 11101 11010101 11010101 010100011 11101 111111 1111 0100010101 111001 01110111 11101001011 011111 10101010 11111111 1100110 011111001 010010011 110001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 648
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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