This is an analysis of the poem I Would Not Be A King that begins with:

I would not be a king--enough
Of woe it is to love;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 010001 010100111 110101 1111001001 11111101 100101 11111011 111111 11110101 1011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • 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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