This is an analysis of the poem I Sometimes Think that begins with:

For F. E. H.
I sometimes think as here I sit... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababab cdcdcd efefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 10111111 01111 11010101 0101 110011101 1111 111101001 0101 11110001 00101 101100100 1101 11001111 1101 1100001101 11101 111110101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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