This is an analysis of the poem Mr. John A. Taintor, that begins with:

Died at Hartford, on Saturday Evening, November 15th, 1862, aged 62
years.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bcbcbb dedeff ghfhee baiabb ghghjj fXbgkkXihihii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101100100101111 0 0101011111 1101010011 0111010101 1101010111 0011010111 1001001110111 1111110001 0011010101 00110010001 11010010101 1001010101 010001110001 0101010101 1111010111 1011011001 11110101101 1101111101 110101110101 01110010101 01010011101 11011100101 0101010101 1011010101 110010010100101 1101011101 0101011101 1101010111 1001011101 10011100111 010101111101 1101010111 1001010100 0101010101 1101111101 1101010101 100101011101 1101010101 1111010101 11001010101 1101010101 1111010001 001001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in, his are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Mr. John A. Taintor,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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