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

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She can be as wise as we, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abcbdbdb X aecefgfg X agbghdhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101111 1101110 1110101 1101010 1110111 1101110 1110101 1101010 1 1010101 1011100 1110101 001010 1110001 111010 1000111 100010 1 1011101 0101010 1011001 0101010 1011101 1101010 1110101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; she is repeated.

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

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