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

Widow of the late SPENCER WHITING, Esq., died at Hartford, April,
1859, aged 88.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX abcdeabXXfagXbehcXfdXacccgfdhffb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,32,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1000110101111010 111 1111110001 1111010101 1101000101 1011011101 0101110101 1111110111 01010111001 1001110111 1111 011100 1100010101 11000101010 00111000101 0101010101 01001010001 11000010100 0001010101 0110010101 1101 111101 01011101001 11001 101111 0101010111 0101010011 1011110110 1101101101 1101010101 0100010100 010001 1100 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 651
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; her, from, and are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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