This is an analysis of the poem Jennie M'Grew that begins with:
Not, where the stairway turns in the dark,
A hooded figure, shriveled under a flowing cloak!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXXXXXXXXaXbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 110111001 0101010100101 110100111 10100100111 110100101 1010101101 10111001 11010101 10101 110111010101 1010110101 0101011101 10101101 1001010101 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 568
- Average number of words per stanza: 111
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
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- summary of Jennie M'Grew;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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