This is an analysis of the poem For A Lady I Know that begins with:

She even thinks that up in heaven
Her class lies late and snores... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111010 0111110 111101110 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 63
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of For A Lady I Know;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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