This is an analysis of the poem Her— that begins with:

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Her—"last Poems"—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXaXbbababXababbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01010 1010 1010100101 11011010 1110 101 11001010 1010101 11110010 0010101 101 11010 1011101 10111010 0010101 11111011 1010101 11001011 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Her—;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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