This is an analysis of the poem Thought. that begins with:

How mystical is thought! We do but think,
Be it of heaven or hell, and we are there!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcbXabcXXdXeebbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100011111 00010111111 1111001111 11010110010 1001011111 0011010101 0100011101 1111101111 0100010111 1101010111 1110011110 1001011001 1010011000 1111011111 1000010100 1111100101 010010001 1001010101 100100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 757
  • Average number of words per stanza: 149
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; we, not, as are repeated.

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  • summary of Thought.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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