This is an analysis of the poem I'Ll Follow Jane that begins with:

I put my faith in Janey Smith,
Religion does n't bother me ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aX ab cb c d ad ae ce c X cX c e c ec b cb ca da X d ac af cfXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 01011101 01100111100 110101111 111010101 11111101 11011111 111110101 01011111 1011111011 110011111 01011101 11011111 11111101 11010111 01110111 11010111 11100100 110011111 11111001 010100101 11110111 11010101 11110111 11111111 111110101 11111101 11110100 11110111 11111101 11100101 0111111101 01111101 10110101 11010101 101011001 111111101 11110111 11011101 010111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 26
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 53
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i, ner, she, hand are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, an are repeated.

    The author used the same word she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of I'Ll Follow Jane;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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