This is an analysis of the poem The Slave-Auction--A Fact that begins with:

Why stands she near the auction stand,
That girl so young and fair;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dece afgX XfbX aXXX baaa gaaa Xdfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 111111 11000101 111101 11111101 110101 11010011 110101 11110101 100111 11000111 110111 01011101 010001 01010101 110111 11011101 110111 11000101 1101010 11111101 111001 11011101 100111 111100111 111101 00110101 110101 110111001 1000101 11010011 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of The Slave-Auction--A Fact;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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