This is an analysis of the poem What Should I Say that begins with:
What should I say,
Since faith is dead,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababbXX cacaadd ebebbdd abXbbXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 1101 1101 0101 1101 0100 1110 1101 11101 0011 1110 1111 1101 1111 1101 00111 1001 1101 1111 1011 1101 1111 111 1110 1001 1101 1111 11100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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