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

Brown passed away, and Mrs Brown,
In weeds all smothered, went through town... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc bbbbcX bbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 01110111 11110101 11010001 11000101 010101001 1101011 11110101 11110111 01010001 11010111 11010100 11001101 11110101 110010101 11011101 11010101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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