This is an analysis of the poem La Dispenza Der Madrimonio (The Marriage Licence) that begins with:

Quella stradaccia me la sò lograta:
Ma quanti passi me ce fussi fatto ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX X XXXX XXXX XXX aXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,1,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100111100 11010111010 11011011010 010111100 101010001010 11011111000 10100111000 1101110010 10010101000 1110011110010 101110011100 1000010000101000 110010111110100 100010011010 10 1111111 10101010 11110010010 01011001 0110110 01111010 1101010101101 11010000101 1001100110 1110101101000 10111101000 100110000110 1111110101 1110100111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of La Dispenza Der Madrimonio (The Marriage Licence);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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