This is an analysis of the poem Song #1 that begins with:

Mary, leave thy lowly cot
When thy thickest jobs are done;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abababab acacabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1110111 1110111 1000101 1110101 1010101 0011001 1111101 1111111 1010101 1111111 1011111 1111101 1010101 1110101 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; thy, ye are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word again at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Song #1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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