Analysis of I Know Him Not
I know him not
and never give thought
to chasing a fanciful dream
I know him not
and never have sought
to give my soul to the unseen
I know him not
and never have brought
myself to love this feign
| Scheme | AbcAbdAbe |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (33%) |
| Metre | 1111 01011 11001001 1111 01011 11111001 1111 01011 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 188 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 156 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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