This is an analysis of the poem The Influence Of Woman that begins with:

WHAT would be the use of singing songs
If there was no little woman near to hear them?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcb dadaaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010101 011110101010 110010101 001010101010 110010101 1110010101 00101010101 1100010101 1100101010 0111011101 1110101010 001010100001 001010101010 1111010111 011010111010 110010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 346
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of The Influence Of Woman;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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