This is an analysis of the poem Mrs. Emily Ellsworth, that begins with:

Wife of Govenor ELLSWORTH, and daughter of Noah Webster, LL.D., died
at Hartford, August 23d, 1861.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX XbacXaab cXbdXefcfaghidd ajaifiiebXhaXbbg hjj Xjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,15,16,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10100101100101011 1101011 10010101001 1110100101 1001011111 0101011111 0101010100 1101011101 0101010101 1111 010111 0101001111 0101010111 1101000100 010011101001 0100010001 1011000100 1101110111 1101001010 1101110011 01010011010 0101010111 01001010011 0101111100 110110 101 1110110101 0100110111 1101001101 1101011100 1011000001 1101010101 0100101 1111 1001011101 0111101111 1101110001 11110010101 1111010101 1100110101 010110 11111 1101011111 0110011 011 1111110111 0011000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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