This is an analysis of the poem Advice To Mrs. Mowat that begins with:

Dear Hetty -
Since the single state...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccddeeffccXbggffhhggbbiiiihhiijjccggbbgXhhgghheeffhhXekkggbbllllmmbbbbjXeeccnnbbbbfaccki
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 91,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 10101 11011001 110000001 11110111 01010111 01011101 11011101 10010101 11101111 11010101 10010001 11000101 01110110 10010001 01010101 11000111 01010101 11010001 01010101 11010101 11010101 01010001 110100101 11010101 01010111 11110101 11010111 01111101 01110001 11100101 11111111 01110101 10110100 11011101 01010101 111010101 11001101 01110111 100111001 010100011 11010101 110111010 01010111 11100101 11110101 01110101 011111001 11010111 01011111 01110001 101010101 110111101 11011111 01110101 11010100 11010101 01110011 11000111 11110101 11010101 010011101 11110001 11010101 11011101 01010101 11111001 10010101 11010101 01111001 01110001 11010001 11010101 01110101 11010110 11010101 11010001 11111101 11110110 10110101 11110101 11011101 11010101 01110111 01111101 11101111 11011100 01111101 11010101 11110001 010111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 3124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 566
  • Amount of lines: 91
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, some, with, his are repeated.

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  • summary of Advice To Mrs. Mowat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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