This is an analysis of the poem Shakespeare that begins with:

Others abide our question. Thou art free.
We ask and ask--Thou smilest and art still,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbc addc efeXfee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001110111 1111110111 1101010101 1001100100 1001111001 100100100101 1101010001 0011000100 1111011101 11111100101 11111001101 11001010101 1101011111 11110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, his, self are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word all is repeated.

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