This is an analysis of the poem Which Has More Patience -- Man Or Woman? that begins with:

As my letter must be brief,
I'll at once state my belief,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXb ddeffe ggfddf ffcffX eehcch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110101 1111101 1000110101 110101 10111100 0101110101 0010101 1111101 1101010101 1010101 1111001 01001011101 110111 010101 1101110101 0010111 1111111 1111011111 110101 11100111 10111010101 1111101 0100001 00111010100 1110101 1111101 11100011101 1111101 1010111 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Which Has More Patience -- Man Or Woman?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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