This is an analysis of the poem Man I Am And Man Would Be, Love that begins with:

Man I am and man would be, Love--merest man and nothing more.
Bid me seem no other! Eagles boast of pinions--let them soar! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111111011011101 111110101010101 111110101011101 111010101010101 1111111010101111 111110000110101 011111101010111 101010101110101 101111101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; man is repeated.

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