This is an analysis of the poem Mary that begins with:

She was gentle, she was true,
And her tender eyes of blue ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcccb ddbeffXe ggXdddgd ccXbddgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 1010101 10101010 1011001 1010101 1010001 11101010 1110111 1111011 10101001 10111010 1010101 1111001 1110101 10101010 1110001 1110001 1110001 11111010 1011101 1110100 1010101 11111010 1110101 1010111 1010101 10111010 1110101 1110111 11110101 11101110 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, oh are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Mary;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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