This is an analysis of the poem Jennie that begins with:

Some men affect a liking
For the prim in face and mind,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbc dedebcbc fefebcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 1010111 1101010 1010100 1101010 110111 1101010 110101 1111110 111111 1111010 010101 1101010 010101 1101110 110101 1111010 010101 1101010 111001 1111010 011101 1101110 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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, jennie, i are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word tell at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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