This is an analysis of Satiemus by Ezra Pound.

What if I know thy speeches word by word?
And if thou knew'st I knew them wouldst thou speak?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AXAaaXbXbaXaXcaXcaX
  • Stanza lengths: 19,
  • Metre: 1011110111 1011110111 1011110111 110111001011 1111110111 1011110101 1111010101 1111110100 1011010111 100010111 1111010101 1111110101 00111 1001110111 1111100101 1111110111 0111011111 1011110111 1111001100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 19

Repeated words/phrases

word, i, thou, if, as