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

You miss the touch of her dear hand,
Her laughter gay and sweet,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb aada Xefe bbXb egdg feaX bXhe XXhb Xcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011 010111 01010101 010001 01010101 010111 01111101 110111 11111111 110111 11111101 010001 10111101 010011 01011000 0111001 01110100 0100111 11010101 110001 11010101 1111001 110111011 1001010 11000111 011111 01110001 110101 01110100 010111 11011101 010111 11010111 010111 11110101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, she, its, and, have are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, its, her, and are repeated.

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

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

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