This is an analysis of the poem The Parish Register - Part Ii: Marriages that begins with:

DISPOSED to wed, e'en while you hasten, stay;
There's great advantage in a small delay:... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeebbffccggdddXdhhddffaaeXddeeggbbhheeiieXjXchbbk bccjXggddbbll i aahhaammnneeggaaeeccddXgddjjcceecX hddnnddhhbbeeeemmo jjbbnneeppGgnnggddddeeeeddaahhiijjeeggllda dddeeo ggddjjppccl eeaaggddbbnnGgffccddppgghhccaaddhXcXccnnhhqqeecccchhddnncceebXdde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 56,13,1,34,18,42,6,11,73,4,11,9,29,9,5,16,31,2,24,19,35,17,2,12,3,2,21,15,5,30,8,4,27,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
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  • Amount of stanzas: 35
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 741
  • Average number of words per stanza: 133
  • Amount of lines: 607
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, thy, in, his, her, i, she, though, but, that, nor, to, they, now, had, wear, with, such, then, when, their, by, my, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, if, nor, for, to, a, why, your are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases love, life connect the lines.

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