This is an analysis of the poem Women that begins with:

Women Or they
should be should be ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdeefb X XcXaXcXXe a Xfdccabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,9,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 1010 1001010 10110 1001 10110 0010 1010 0110 01010010 0100 111 011000 100 1010100 1110 0010100 11001 001001 1010101101 01010 100001 100010 11010 1010 111100 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Women;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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