This is an analysis of the poem Mrs. Williams that begins with:

I was the milliner
Talked about, lied about,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXXddcdXeXdccddfeaffbac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 101101 10010 111010 110010 111010 110110 110110 11011 011110 11111 111011 11101 010010 110110 110001 11010 111010 110010 111111 010010110110 101101011101 10101101010110 0110111011 1111110 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 744
  • Average number of words per stanza: 136
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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