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

My daughter Jane makes dresses
For beautiful Princesses;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaa aacccX aaddXX eeccaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 1100100 111101 010111 111101 110001 1101010 1100110 110101 110110 1101001 011111 1111100 1101010 100111 111100 101101 011101 1111110 1101010 011101 010001 0100110 1100100 110100 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Jane;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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