This is an analysis of the poem 'Urry that begins with:

Now, Ma-til-der! Ain't cher dressed yet? I declare, the girl ain't up!
Last as ushul. Move yerself, you sleepy'-ead!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabXcddc eeXXeXbffb XgddXXdccd hhffhcciXfi jdffdXafXa cXkkgjhffh bcggcbjXXj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,11,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111111010111 11101101101 111001110 11111110 11101110101 111011101111101 11101000111 10101011 11111111 10101111111 111010101010101 11101111101 11001111 10111111 111010001101 111110101110111 11101011100 11101110 11111010 01101010101 111010101111001 11111010111 11101110 101011010 11111110111 101011101110110 11101110101 01111010 11101010 11110010101 10101111111110111 10111010110 10101010 11101010 11101100101 11111110 1111101 11101111101 11101110 10111110 10110011101 111111111010101 11100111111 11101110 11101110 11101010111 111010111010111 11101011101 10101110 11101111 11101111011 111011001110111 10111011111 11101110 11101110 10101010111 111011101111111 11100110101 11101110 10101010 11001011001 111010101110101 11111010101 11111011 11111111 11101010011 1111101011111010 11001110001 10101110 11101110 11111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 478
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 71
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an', yer, to, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

    The author used the same words now, 'ave at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines now, ther, to, it, miss are repeated).

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