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

Widow of the late EZEKIEL WILLIAMS, Esq., and Daughter of Chief
Justice Oliver Ellsworth, died at Hartford, February 28th, 1860,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX bcdbeXfbX XgaXddefbXdbgXc XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,15,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1000110110111001 10100101110101011 11 1101111001 0011010011 1011010101 10011100101 11010001010 10010011111 1100110101 0100010101 0101 110101 1101010101 010010001 0101000111 0101001001 1101000101 1111011100 0011000101 1101011111 00110110000 11011101110 0011001101 1111010101 1011010001 100101 1111 11010101001 11000101001 11001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; to, of, in, her are repeated.

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

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

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

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