This is an analysis of the poem A Woman's Last Word that begins with:

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Let's contend no more, Love,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc X dede X fgfg X haha a Xaha a aiai X bjbj X jhjh X kjkj XXbaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101111 111 101011 101 1 111111 111 001111 111 1 101010 111 111010 111 1 111110 101 101010 101 1 101010 101 111110 111 1 001111 001 001111 011 1 111011 111 101111 111 1 1010100 101 101110 011 1 110010 101 111010 101 1 101011 101 111011 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 43
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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