This is an analysis of the poem Negligent Mary that begins with:

AH, Mary! what, do you for dolly not care?
And why is she left on the floor? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc dede fafa agag hfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011111011 11011101 01011001101 01111011 111011110110 11111111 0110011110110 11111111 001001110010 11011001 110010110010 01101011 01101001001 111011011 01111111011 01011001 11011011111 11101001 01011011111 11111101 11100011011 011001111 101011000001 101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • 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; you, i, her, as are repeated.

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