This is an analysis of the poem I Would Like To Describe that begins with:

I would like to describe the simplest emotion
joy or sadness ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa cdefcfa Xagh dijXjia e Xjibhb hhck JJdaejcc Xjb bXbkg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,7,1,6,4,8,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001010010 1110 111101 10110111 11100101 1010101 111011010 101 100111 111 10010 11100110 011001101010 1100100 0110011010 0100101 1111100 001111 11011101 111 01010100 011 10100001100 110111 110111 1011101 11100 1101011010 1010101 110 100010 1000 00101 101 101 01 111100 10101111 11 00001 00010 1101 0111011 10010001010 110101 1101 01101 1110 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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