This is an analysis of the poem The Ladies Of St. James’s that begins with:

THE LADIES of St. James’s
Go swinging to the play; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXbc XdXdXcXc XeXeXXbf XfXfXfXf XgfgXfdf XdfdXcgc XhXhfaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100110 110001 1101010 0011101 11001100 110101 1111010 010101 0100110 110111 111111 010101 11001100 110101 1101011 010101 0100110 111111 111010100 110001 11001100 010111 1101110 011110 0100110 1110001 1101110 110101 11001100 010111 0100010 010001 0100110 111101 0101110 110111 11001100 011101 1111011 010001 0100110 111111 1111110 111111 11001100 110111 0111011 011111 11001100 111111 0101110 111101 1111010 010110 11001100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words their, it, the, they are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Ladies Of St. James’s;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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