This is an analysis of the poem Woman In Politics that begins with:

What, madam, run for School Director? You?
And want my vote and influence? Well, well,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcc dadaaee dfdffgg hihiijj fifiiXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 1111110011 1111111100 0111110111 0101010111 01000101110 11001110110 1111001111 1111010101 1101010101 01101110101 1111010101 11011101010 01010111010 1101011001 0101110101 1111011101 1100010101 1101000111 01110001110 11011001110 1111011101 0101111101 1101110101 0001000101 0111110101 11010101110 01111101010 1111110101 0101111101 1100010101 1011010101 0101011101 010101011000 101101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 296
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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