This is an analysis of the poem Miss Edith Makes Another Friend that begins with:

Oh, you're the girl lives on the corner? Come in--if you want to--
come quick!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcada XdedfbXX cghgXeee fececdXd ddbdhaaa Xaaacbeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111010100110 11 1111100110111100 1 1101111100110 1011 110111111111011 11 11110101101100 1011 1111111101101 1011 1110010101101110 1 1111010110111011 11 100110010110010 11 11100100101111001 1 111100010110110 11 11111111111101 1101 0111111010110110 1 0110111111100110 1 101111101011110 1001 11101110100101100 1 11101100100111101 1 110011010101111 101 1111111101101101 1 1101100010111111 01 1111100101111110 11 11011101111111011 1 111010111011110 1101 111011001011101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, you, it are repeated.

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  • summary of Miss Edith Makes Another Friend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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