This is an analysis of the poem Martha Agnes Bonner, that begins with:

Child of Robert BONNER, Esq., died at New York, April 28th, 1859,
aged 13 months.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX Xabba Xcccc ccbbc XXcccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010111111011 111 110100111 0111 01010001 11111111 0101 01110100 1111 11110101 101101011 0101 01011101 1011 01010101 01011101 10001 110101001 11011 10110101 10110101 01010111 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Martha Agnes Bonner,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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