This is an analysis of the poem Toomai Of The Elephants that begins with:

I will remember what I was. I am sick of rope and chain--
I will remember my old strength and all my forest-affairs.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101111110111 100101111111001 1011110110100101 101101111011011 10110101010101 10011001010101 10011101111101 10010111111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, my, and are repeated.

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

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

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