This is an analysis of the poem Finery that begins with:

IN an elegant frock, trimm'd with beautiful lace,
And hair nicely curl'd, hanging over her face,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aXcc ddee bbffXaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 011001101001 11101101001 11011001001 001101001001 11101001011 11001111011 11011101011 01001011001 101101101111 001011001011 11101011001 111111101111 11011001011 11011011011 11001001001 11011011011 11001011111 101011011001 100101011001 001011011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; nor is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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