This is an analysis of the poem Madam Hannah Lathrop, that begins with:

Died in Norwich, Connecticut, January 18th, 1862, aged 92.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXa XbXXbbcdbefcecdefbfefcecgaXdXffdbdc gcfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,35,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010010010101111 1111010111 0111001100 1011010111 1101011101 0101010111 11011110100 1001010111 01011000101 110011010101 0100 010101 0101001101 1101011101 0101010111 01010000100 011001 0100 0101111101 1100110101 0100110011 0101011101 01001010101 1001000100 1111001101 01000 110011 11010010100 01110101001 1101110101 1001010100 1001100 1101 0101010101 1111111101 11010010001 01110000111 1001100101 0101010100 1101010111 01011011100 10010101001 1001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; in, and, of are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Madam Hannah Lathrop,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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