This is an analysis of the poem The Family Doctor that begins with:

I've tried the high-toned specialists, who doctor folks to-day;
I've heard the throat man whisper low 'Come on now let us spray';...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbccbbddeecceeXXaaddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011100110101 11011101111111 11010100110111 11101101010101 11110101110111 11001101110101 0111001011110111 110100011111001 11010101010111 11000111010101 11110111010011 011100101001101 110111111110111 11010101011001 11010101110101 01010101110101 11111111110101 01110111111101 11011101011101 11111111111001 01001101110111 11010101101001 11111101011111 001100101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1401
  • Average number of words per stanza: 283
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i've, to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i've, he are repeated.

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  • summary of The Family Doctor;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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