This is an analysis of the poem The Results Of Thought that begins with:

ACQUAINTANCE; companion;
One dear brilliant woman;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaabbcdbcdefgefg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 111010 0101001 111101 1111010 10101 111101 10111 1110111 101101 11101 11101 110011 111101 111101 1011 10111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 456
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Results Of Thought;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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