This is an analysis of the poem Not Intrigued With Evening that begins with:

What the material world values does
not shine the same in the truth of the soul. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX Xb cX a ab XaX cXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,1,2,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1001001101 1101001001 1101000 0111101010101 111111 10011110110 1110100110101010 01011000101 01100110010101 1111 110101001 1111 00100 11101010 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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