This is an analysis of the poem Miss Mary Fairfax that begins with:

Every day Miss Mary goes her rounds,
Through the splendid house and through the grounds, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccXXddaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001110101 101011101 100010101 1000111001 101110111 101011101 001011111 1001110100 0010111101 101111101 111011111 101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 507
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she is repeated.

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  • summary of Miss Mary Fairfax;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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