This is an analysis of the poem Ambition that begins with:

I had ambition once. Like Solomon
I asked for wisdom, deeming wisdom fair,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdbdcacaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101011100 1111010101 1011010101 0101001101 1101111100 1011110100 1101011111 1101110111 11011011010 0111011101 11110011010 1111110111 1101010111 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 580
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

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