This is an analysis of the poem Mannerly Margery Milk And Ale that begins with:

Ay, beshrew you! By my fay,
These wanton clerks be nice alway!... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaaBB XcXccBB XXXXXBB XddddbbbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 11010110 10101100 10111011 101011011 110111001 0100100111 11100101 11111111 11101101 11110111 11011101 110111001 0100100111 10111000 1111111 11110110 111111100 101010100 110111001 0100100111 11111111 11111111 011111011 11011111 11111111 11011101 1100100111 1010111001 0100100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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

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