This is an analysis of the poem I Thought Of You that begins with:

I thought of you and how you love this beauty,
And walking up the long beach all alone ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bbab X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011111010 1101011101 11011001010 1111111101 011001001011 01110010001 11011111010 0111110101 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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