This is an analysis of the poem Madam Pond, that begins with:
Widow of the late CALEB POND, Esq., died at Hartford, February 19th
1861, aged 73.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX abcb cded cfaf Xghg Xhih cdhd cfef ihch Xfaf ijfj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 100011011111010101 111 11011101 110101 11001111 0101001 11101101 010001 11010101 010101 11111101 1100111 11010001 110101 11010101 000101 11010101 100101 11010101 010101 111001010 110101 11010101 111001 01011101 010001 110001101 111111 01010101 110111 110100111 110101 11000101 110101 01010111 100101 11010101 110111 101011101 010111 11010111 011111
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 43
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Madam Pond,;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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