This is an analysis of the poem Miss Emily B. Parish, that begins with:

Formerly a Teacher in Hartford, died at Cleveland, Ohio, March 12th,
1862.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX Xabba cdeed ebccb Xfggf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010010111001011 1 101011 0011001 01010101 01011101 100001 100101 010101 10110001 01010100 111101 101101 010111 11010101 11010101 010101 100101 1101111 10010111 11011101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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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  • summary of Miss Emily B. Parish,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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