This is an analysis of the poem Lines.—i Cannot Sleep that begins with:

I cannot sleep—my nights glide on
In one unbroken thought of thee; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b a b a b a b c b cXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 01010101 11010111 11010101 11110101 110100101 11010111 11110111 111101110 11011100 110001110 01110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 35
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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