This is an analysis of the poem The Woman Who Came Behind Him In The Crowd that begins with:

Near him she stole, rank after rank;
She feared approach too loud;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeb efef gcgc dXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 110111 11010111 1001001 01110101 011101 01111001 110101 11011101 100110 01010101 011101 01011111 101111 10111101 111111 00110111 010101 01110101 1101001 10111001 1111110 01011101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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