This is an analysis of the poem Vice Versa that begins with:

Down in the state of Maine, the story goes,
A woman, to secure a lapsing pension,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dbdbee dfdfdd gbgbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010101 01000101010 1001010011 11010111110 1101000111 01110101101 1100010111 01001101010 1111010001 01010001010 1110010101 1101010101 110100101 01010011010 11111000101 11110111010 1101110101 1111010101 1111010011 11010111010 0101011101 11000101010 0101011111 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Vice Versa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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