This is an analysis of the poem Provide, Provide that begins with:
The witch that came (the withered hag)
To wash the steps with pail and rag...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaX bbb ccc ddd eee bbbXbbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110101 01010111 11010100 01010101 11010110 11010101 11010101 10110011 11110101 10110111 01010101 11111111 11011111 10110101 11101111 11000101 100110101 11010101 10011101 01010111 11110101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Provide, Provide;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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