This is an analysis of the poem I Did Not Seek The Other Forune's Favor that begins with:

I didn't seek the other fortune's favor,
This vague inspiration's not in vain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdbd bXbX ecec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101010 011000101 11111010010 101110111 1010100110 11111011 1010001010 11000101 11111011010 111110111 111010010 1110000101 11110111 111010111 101010111 100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; and, to are repeated.

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

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