This is an analysis of the poem The Girl That Married Another Man that begins with:

Oh, it's easy come and it's easy go
With most of the little girls I know,- ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa B cc B dd B dd B bb B cc B eeXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010110101 010010111 101110 11111111 11010101 101110 111101101 110100101 101110 111100101 11010111 101110 0101010100 110011111 101110 110011101 1110101011 101110 11100111101 011100101 101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 49
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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; and, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Girl That Married Another Man;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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