This is an analysis of the poem This Evening I'M Alone. that begins with:

This evening I'm alone.
I wish there'd be ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXaXaXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 11100 110101 1101 110111 1001 110111 0101 100101 0101 110111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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