This is an analysis of the poem Miss Frances Wyman Tracy, that begins with:

Adopted daughter of Mrs. WILLIAM TRACY, died at New York, in 1860,
aged 17.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX Xaaa bcdc bede eeXe dfff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100101010111101 11 11110011 110101 11010011 010011 11010101 110101 11001011 010101 11011101 111101 11111111 110101 11010101 110101 11000101 1101011 11011101 010101 01000101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, a are repeated.

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

  • summary of Miss Frances Wyman Tracy,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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