This is an analysis of the poem Dedicatory Poem For "Underwoods" that begins with:

TO her, for I must still regard her
As feminine in her degree,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbbXbaXb cdcddedXed afaffefeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001111010 11000001 110101100 11010111 11010101 1110001100 01010001 0011000100 110101000 10110011 010101010 11111101 111011110 11110011 10111111 1010001010 110100101 111001000 0100101010 11011101 011101010 11010101 111111010 11010011 11010101 010101110 01101101 111010010 100111000 10111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 343
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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