This is an analysis of the poem Seeking And Finding that begins with:

Thinking of shores that I shall never see,
And things that I would know but am forbid... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dedeXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001111101 1111111101 11110100101 0011110101 10101011101 01010010101 1011000111 1101000100 00110010001 1111110101 1001011101 0111010111 1111010101 11011110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; to, in are repeated.

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