This is an analysis of the poem Little Of Me that begins with:

Let only that little be left of me
whereby I may name thee my all. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ab bXXc AacbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101100101 01111111 11011001010 01111111001 11010101 110011110010 1101100101 01111011 110110011001 01111010 11100101011110010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; thee is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word let at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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