This is an analysis of the poem Miss Sara K. Taylor, that begins with:

Died at Hartford, October 23d, 1861, aged 20.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbccddeea fgghhhiiif EeejjkkllE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11100101111 110001 01110101 11010111 1010010111 11010101 01110101 10010111 11011111 11010101 110001 110001 0101010010 010111010 01010101 01110101 1101011 11010101 01011101 01111001 110001 100101 01011111 01010101 010010111 11000101 11110001 11110001 10011001 11110001 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; her is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word how at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Miss Sara K. Taylor,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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