This is an analysis of the poem Mrs. Alice Beckwith, that begins with:

Died at Hartford, September 23d, 1859.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X Xabba Xcddc XbbXb ebccb efggf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001011 010011 010101 110000101 11010101 1101 110101 0101010 01010101 01010101 100110 010111 110101 11100101 110100100 1001 010101 110101 11000101 10111101 1001 101101 0111001 11011101 11110101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of Mrs. Alice Beckwith,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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