This is an analysis of the poem When Man Enters Woman that begins with:

When man,
enters woman,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacdebaaeXeacdff aacXgXgXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1010 1011001 01101 10101001010 1011 10101 11011001 101 01010 101 1110 10010101 1010 100010 11001 11101 1010110 01 010 011010 11011 01001 11011 11 000100 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of When Man Enters Woman;
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  • history of its creation;
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